This movie shows women being belittled, put down, and sexually harassed by Roger Ailes and the male anchors. John Lithgow plays Roger Ailes and he looks almost identical. The prosthetics are amazing. You would believe Lithgow really was that fat. He plays a very manipulative person and he’s very good at convincing female anchors to do whatever he wants. He offers to get them what they want in exchange for “loyalty”. The women want careers and success so they sacrifice their morals.
This movie focuses on three women at Fox News who are at different stages of their careers. Nicole Kidman who plays Gretchen Carlson, an anchor who once had a prime spot but now is in a dead airtime and on the way out. Charlize Theron plays Megyn Kelly, who is at the top of her career, and Margot Robbie plays Kayla Pospisil, an intern wanting to advance her career. She is based on many people at Fox News and isn't a real life person, but a representation. Kidman is trying to stay relevant and keep some morals by doing stories about powerful women and things like that. She hates how it’s a male dominated work environment and wants the disrespect to end. She tries to sue Roger Ailes for harassment directly instead of suing Fox News which is smart but she is worried no one will back her up. Kidman really shows someone trying to thrive in an environment that has forgotten her and is ignoring her.
Charlize Theron is almost unrecognizable as Megyn Kelly with both makeup and performance. Her accent is subtle yet so different from her normal accent that if you didn’t know she played Kelly you would think it was a different actress. Kelly is at the height of her career and gets scrutiny for interviewing Trump with unfavorable questions then Trump tweeting about her. She has respect at Fox News for the most part but is frustrated when Roger Ailes dismisses her complaints about Trump and when she has to do stories that go against her morals. She was harassed years ago by Ailes but never came forward. She chose a successful career over morality. She dealt with the conflict for many years.
Margot Robbie is great as a young, naive intern at Fox News. She starts out working for Nicole Kidman but tries to work for Charlize Theron because she is in a better time slot and wants to move up the ranks. She goes to see Roger Ailes and is forced to do questionable things for him, but does it to further her career. She realizes what’s happening before it’s too late for her.
All the other female employees at Fox News react very hostile toward Kidman and Theron when they talk about being sexually harassed. They keep saying not to rock the boat and think it’s a threat to all women and Fox News and are worried about their careers. Even when Roger Ailes is being sued a lot of the women at Fox News still support him because they feel like they have to. This movie is important and shows how women are unfairly treated in the workplace. John Lithgow and Charlize Theron are certainly the standout performances. 🍔🍔🍔🍔
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