Show SHATTERED y GLASS ANATOMY OF A FRAUD IS Allen Johnson Staff Writer The question has been raised Can Hayden Christensen act Many still are wondering after a lackluster performance in Star Wars Attack of the Clones and after mixed reviews in Life as a at t V House Christensen stars as f t fi Stephen Glass in the true life tale for the prestigious prestigious of a young reporter r 5 magazine The New Republic Ill I'll be the first to admit that when I hear the words based on a true story or true true trueS S life connected to a film is usually usually usually usual usual- ly the point where I start to get bored Not to mention a true W NO M 0 0 m life story of reporters- reporters only thing more boring than that is an action film called Speed based off a lumbering city bus starring a oh wait they did that Shattered Glass however succeeds succeeds succeeds suc suc- suc- suc fairly well Christensen takes the quirky mannerisms of the young Stephen Glass in indecent indecent indecent decent stride giving a slight sense of realism to what is borderline borderline borderline bor bor- derline over the top acting Buthe But Buthe Buthe he does remain consistent thought the film in this regard The story opens as Stephen Glass in the midst of his newfound success success success suc suc- cess as a journalist suddenly finds his articles under scrutiny for validity For those who are v not familiar with this story the film provides a good build to the end- end truly torn tom on which side to believe There is an impressive amount of suspense for a film devoid of any physical action greater than a missed stop sign The supporting cast including Hank Azaria Steve Zhan and a compelling performance by Peter help boost this film out of the danger of being a complete bomb If guns and explosions are your thing- thing you probably wont won't like it- it but if you dont don't mind a film where people talk Shattered Glass may be a good choice for you n OJ |