Bombshell (2019) – A Necessary but Uneven Watch

When I sat down to watch Bombshell, I knew it wasn’t going to be an easy film. Not because it’s shocking or disturbing in a graphic way, but because it tackles a real-life story that’s deeply uncomfortable: the sexual harassment scandal at Fox News that brought down powerful CEO Roger Ailes.

An Amazing Cast

Directed by Jay Roach and written by Charles Randolph, Bombshell stars Charlize Theron (executive producer of Mindhunter) as Megyn Kelly, Nicole Kidman as Gretchen Carlson, and Margot Robbie as Kayla Pospisil (a fictional composite character meant to represent the experiences of many women at Fox). John Lithgow (Churchill in The Crown) plays Roger Ailes with unsettling conviction. The cast is stacked with talent, and the performances—especially Theron’s near-transformation into Kelly—are what keep the movie engaging.

That said, I personally found the film kind of boring. It’s not a thriller, it’s not flashy, and it doesn’t always dig as deeply into the toxic workplace culture as I expected. It’s very much a dramatization of events we already know about, and sometimes it feels like it’s moving through the story in a checklist fashion. For me, it wasn’t the most entertaining watch.

Why It Matters

But that doesn’t mean it isn’t important. Bombshell is a cautionary tale—about power, silence, and the cost of speaking out. It highlights how hard it is for women to come forward in hostile environments, and how systemic abuse thrives when it’s ignored.

Even if the movie feels slow at times, its message lands, and the fact that Hollywood put this story on the big screen matters.

Final Thoughts

Bombshell may not have been my kind of movie, and it can drag in places, but it’s undeniably significant. Thanks to its powerhouse cast and the weight of the real events it portrays, it works as both a history lesson and a warning: abuses of power thrive in silence, and speaking up can change everything.

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