An investigation by journalists Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor of The NewYork Times started the MeToo movement five years ago. As a result, filmproducer Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison in 2020. In SheSaid Zoe Kazan and Carey Mulligan take on the role of the journalists who gettheir teeth into the Weinstein case.
de Volkskrant – four stars
” She Said is the film adaptation of the book of the same name that Twoheyand Kantor wrote about the Weinstein case. It is a calmly told, detailed andyet exciting book – and the same goes for the film. Investigative journalismisn’t easy and takes endless patience, late She Said to see. But whenjustice prevails, the satisfaction is great.”
“The film also remains remarkably close to the facts. That’s nice, in a storythat revolves around finding the truth. What She Said lacks suspense, thedrama more than makes up for it with integrity and quiet, palpable fury.”
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AD – four stars
“Film can also function as a time document. She Said , about thejournalistic process that led to the revelation of the Harvey Weinsteinscandal, is not groundbreaking cinema. Perhaps also because the origins of theMeToo movement are still so fresh in our minds. But in twenty years’ time, thefilm would just have the status of classic All the President ‘s Men (1976)about the Watergate affair. If only because of its historical importance.”
“The film is sometimes a bit on the dry side and you see director MariaSchrader struggling to make it all visually interesting. Unnecessary choicesare sometimes made: suddenly introducing flashbacks, for example. Or AshleyJudd, the first actress who was willing to tell her story ‘ on the record’,let yourself play (then make a documentary). Those who occasionally read anewspaper or watch a newsreel will not find much news here.”
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NRC – four stars
“S he Said can be summarized in one image. Halfway through the movie itcomes in like a nightmare. During a seemingly endless montage of semi-identical abandoned hotel corridors, the real recording that model AmbraBattilana Gutierrez made of Harvey Weinstein in 2015 can be heard. She hadfiled a report the day before after the film producer made unwanted sexualadvances, and agreed to a second meeting, tagged by police and protected bynearby undercover officers.”
“Maria Schrader’s film faithfully and thoroughly reconstructs the creation ofthe New York Times research article Harvey Weinstein Paid Off SexualHarassment Accusers for Decades by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey that waspublished on October 5, 2017 and would eventually lead to Weinstein’s arrest,uncover dozens of other cases, and spark what has come to be called MeToo.Their book She Said (2019) is the basis of the film.”
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Loyal – four stars
“Comments like ‘the silence was the worst’, ‘why is sexual assault sowidespread and so taboo?’ and “if this happens to Hollywood actresses, whoelse?” come along in a film that has a businesslike, almost documentary-liketone. It is difficult to discover a dramatic line in it. Still, it is excitingto watch the cleverly written, compact scenes.”
“Will MeToo change anything? Producer of the film Brad Pitt has hadrelationships with women – Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie – since the 1990s -who brought home stories of sexual assault by Weinstein. It didn’t stop Pittfrom working with the man. Maybe he wants to She Said straighten somethingout. Nice, but it’s a little late.”