Quick thoughts before I go: Very impressive. I was afraid a film based on this would be either too pandering and surface-level or sway too much on the "informational" side. The film did a greeeeat job of really driving home its essential point while still offering an intriguing film experience. It did a great job of developing its characters. And although there are unsurprising over-dramatizations in the story, it always kept in line with the real-life tone of the whole thing. Perhaps the film makes Zimbardo a little too cruel, but Crudup did a fine job of making him feel like a human being. It could've easily failed, but it didn't.
Ezra Miller was fine until he needed to go really big. He's the only one who provides some false notes in an otherwise brilliant ensemble.
Ezra Miller was fine until he needed to go really big. He's the only one who provides some false notes in an otherwise brilliant ensemble.