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Review for the film " The Program"

Runtime: 1 Hour 53 Minutes

Certificate: U

Released: 11-03-2016

Genre: Drama, Biographical

Similar To: Rez Ball, Happiness Is, Uglies, Hold Your Breath

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CAST & CREW

Dustin Hoffman

Ben Foster

Guillaume Canet

Jesse Plemons

Lee Pace

Denis Menochet

Nathan Wiley

Stephen Frears

Danny Cohen

Josh O Connor

Matthew Radford

Valerio Bonelli

Alex Heffes

John Hodge

Tracey Seaward

Eric Fellner

Tim Bevan

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Producer:

Tim Bevan

Eric Fellner

Tracey Seaward

Music Director:

Alex Heffes

Cinematographer:

Danny Cohen

Editor:

Valerio Bonelli

Director:

Stephen Frears

Movie Actor:

Nathan Wiley

Matthew Radford

Lee Pace

Denis Menochet

Dustin Hoffman

Jesse Plemons

Guillaume Canet

Ben Foster

Josh O Connor

Screenplay:

John Hodge

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We have heard about doping among players in the field of sports. The Program Click to look into! >> Read More... is one such film. Let’s read further to see what the movie has in store for us.

Plot

Lance Armstrong was surely an intriguing person. He tasted the full glory of success; people became ardent admirers of him, but finally what happened? This man had a dubious life of being a fraud. Again, this man was not the one to give up since he thought that he was innocent; probably the problem was with the system itself. The movie The Program takes us to the last years of this enigmatic man’s career. In fact, Armstrong won the Tour De France cycling title seven times. David Walsh, a journalist, tries his best to expose the doping controversy of Armstrong.

Star Performances

Ben Foster, playing the role of Lance Armstrong, has given a stellar performance; his body language and accent deserves special mention. His eyes depict the mentality of a person who is on the constant lookout for victory. As the determined man who would want nothing but to win, Foster impresses us; eventually, the audience also empathizes with him.

Analysis

Armstrong was the one who was found doping. But what about the others? In the film, we get to know that there are a lot of other sportsmen who escape without being checked or prosecuted.
Director Stephen Frears has produced some great films, and The Program has the class of such films. However, he could have given us a more profound understanding of Armstrong’s personal life.

What’s there?

The diverse soundtrack adds lustre to the movie.
The cinematography of Danny Cohen aptly shows the cycling of Armstrong.
The music of Alex Heffe gives the movie the much-needed tension.

What’s not there?

For the uninitiated the movie will prove to be knowledgeable but those who already know about Armstrong may not get to see more than what they already know about him.
Script by John Hedge could have been written in such a way that it surpass the expectations. Alex Gibney’s documentary, The Armstrong Lie Click to look into! >> Read More... of 2013, gave more insight into the life of Armstrong, who was hell bent on being a winner.