Having worked in the Spitzer Administration and lived through much of this story, I was somewhat reluctant to watch this film. I ended up getting it out of library and popping it into the DVD player.
The first two-thirds are loving review of Eliot and his career as the sheriff of Wall Street. Little did I know that this was just a set-up for the final third of the film — telling of the conspiracy of the powerful to “get” Spitzer for holding Wall Street accountable.
It’s a good story. I just wish I could believe it.
This film is tough to recommend at a number of levels, not the least of which is that at almost 2 hours it is about 30 minutes longer than it needs to be.
Read the New York Times review.