The Company You Keep (2012)

Still no "Shazam!". Recycling old stuff... "The Company You Keep" is a thriller with some real basis. During Vietnam War, US seen some radical anti-war movement, ironically pretty violent, named "The Weathermen", which disintegrated at the end of the '70s. Not without follow-up, a part of its members running from the FBI and remaining hidden. The movie is set sometime around 30 years after, when an ex-activist who was involved in an armed robbery decides to surrender herself. A good opportunity for a local journalist to unveil the past of another former member. The guy is not that happy with the perspective of being charged, especially being a single father, and starts a run having a path that nobody understands. That's pretty much the point of the movie - we're slowly getting to unravel an old story with a scent of soap opera, where the next surprise is sort of predictable at least 5-10 minutes ahead. The movie, or better said "the run", has a charm of its own, a la "The Fugitive". That + the well known cast make the movie watchable. Still, there's something missing... Don't know what exactly, and I don't have time for a more thorough analysis :)

Rating: 3.5 out of 5