The Hoax

Date: December 13
Location: Clifton Living Room

Here's a case where the real-life story is so compelling that it would have been nearly impossible to make a bad movie about it. The fact that Clifford Irving got away with such an outlandish scheme for so long and in such a public manner is extraordinary. Richard Gere is in fine form as Irving, and Alfred Molina is note-perfect (as always) in the sidekick role. This is another film, like Breach, that was lost in the early part of the year — why haven't Gere and Chris Cooper been mentioned once in any awards talk? Overall, this film doesn't reach the heights of Breach, but I'm very glad I saw it.