Having just watched the film, I gotta say: if this doesn't make you disgusted with how our government has treated not only its own people but other countries' civilians, then nothing will. Just a note: Republican or Democrat, both parties contributed to this surveillance disaster! I'll end the rant by saying this movie is good, and the ending was incredible, but has a lot of slow parts. With that, the only fair way to end this: Pardon Snowden Already, Obama.

One of the rare "Based on a true story" movies that is actually quite accurate in it's depiction. I was worried that it might "Hollywood" up the story to gain more widespread appeal but it didn't. If you have seen Citizen Four then the general idea of the movie will be familiar, however it runs Godfather 2 style flashbacks to give more details about how everything came to be and a more personal look into Snowden's life. Which was the only thing I missed from Citizen Four, so I'm glad they chose this was to tell the story. Acting is fantastic all around and Joseph Gordon-Levitt absolutely nailed his role. I also liked that they didn't try to over-villainise anyone (except for one occasion that was a bit over the top) and more focused on that it was just a system that was out of control, with people just "following orders".

".... this is not about terrorism. Terrorism is the excuse. This is about economic and social control. And the only thing you're protecting is the supremacy of your government."

The only based on a true story movie where I found myself more excited by the documentary and the book that preceded it. Mr. Levitt was convincing as Snowden. But, the story itself was devoid of the gravitas that the actual story deserves. Find the documentary, I urge you!

It´s so easy to forget what goes on in our world while we live our everyday lives and it is good that we have filmmakers who remind us.