An ordinary security guard Richard Jewell is quite complete and a lover of snacks, must have been forced from childhood to endure ridicule and humiliating nicknames for dignity, and as an adult faced the same and even with discrimination by the authorities in the service. He has few friends, difficulties in communication: he is over
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An ordinary security guard Richard Jewell is quite complete and a lover of snacks, must have been forced from childhood to endure ridicule and humiliating nicknames for dignity, and as an adult faced the same and even with discrimination by the authorities in the service. He has few friends, difficulties in communication: he is over 30, and he is not married, lives with his mother. Unsurprisingly, he developed a character with some oddities - a hypertrophied sense of duty to state laws, an overzealous desire to suppress manifestations of aggression, causing disrespect for people. On this basis, he had conflicts with others and with the authorities in the service. Maybe if his circle of communication was wider, like that of an ordinary person, and his horizons would be wider, and these oddities would not appear. And Richard had to get into the center of public attention: guarding his plot of the park territory, where a festive event was held and a lot of people gathered, he discovers a backpack with an explosive device left by a terrorist and, thanks to his perseverance, prevents mass casualties. Richard becomes a hero, but only for three days. The FBI investigation team, in search of the perpetrator of the attack, quickly comes to Richard (they did not have any other candidates) as a possible candidate, relying in their choice on the "strangeness of his personality and behavior." He just “perfectly fits” the pattern of a failed terrorist attacker who wants to become famous at any cost. An unscrupulous employee leaks information about the FBI investigation, and an unscrupulous, greedy to popularity journalist publishes a provocative message in a reputable publication. Richard becomes an enemy of the state, the people and the free press. His life and that of his mother turned into a nightmare. It is only thanks to the tenacity and dedication of the lawyer, who was one of Richard’s few sincere friends, and the courage and endurance of Richard himself that he was able to prove his innocence. Their duet (Paul Walter Hauser – Paul Walter Hauser – Richad Jewel, G. Watson Bryant Jr. – G. Watson Bryant Jr. – Richard Jewell’s lawyer) – the central in the film, successfully succeeded. Most valuable of all, they represent human beings, not robots designed by a writer and director. Although, in my opinion, the championship is still for Paul Walter Houser - the lead actor - played brilliantly! I would definitely recommend watching the film.
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