To me, this movie is perfection.

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

The acting in this movie is really good.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

I'm giving this movie a 10 because of its importance. The acting is great, but it isn't a riveting movie. It is an excellent example of what women go through when they speak out about sexual harassment and sexual abuse. It accurately portrays how people who know the abuser absolutely cannot believe the person capable of such acts. Our culture still does not understand sexual predators rarely look like bad people and in fact may do good things. Unfortunately no matter what a person's status is or how many good things they do, if they commit sexual crimes they have harmed another human being in a critical way and sometimes the damage is irreparable. Thank goodness Anita Hill's courage had a positive impact on society.

I'm not gonna touch the subject or the story line. Democrats or Republican are the two sides of same coin. What I would like to question: Who tout that Kerry Washington is a fit for this role? After three seasons of Scandal (two more that I should had watch) and a few movies, I can't see why someone consider that she's a phenomenal actress. Let's just observe her performance, her facial expression is the same on every emotional situation; a happy scene, an angry one, an intense or an excited one; her facial expression is the same and that is not the mark of let's say a good acting skill.

Confirmation (2016)A straight up re-telling of an historical case—the Supreme Court confirmation fiasco around Clarence Thomas as he denied sexual harassment charges from Anita Hill, a former aide.All is well and good here. I think for those who haven't heard of the case, or who want the details, this is a decent (and entertaining way) of learning some facts. However, I thin ten minutes on the web would give you the same gist. For those who have lived it, one way or another (as I have), it's a little too much the obvious facts, the history we already know. So it may live up to its intention to keep the incident alive 25 years later, but it isn't quite compelling movie-making. Certainly the LBJ equivalent (from 25 years earlier still) called "All the Way" is a better movie and has better acting and a richer plot. So it is what it is and don't expect too much. I think it's important stuff, and it energized a lot of women (before the current generation which is oddly passive about women's rights). See it along those lines.

Great casting, writing, and performances. It's very difficult to separate political opinions from opinions about this film. As usual, HBO does a great job depicting these accusations and subsequent hearings objectively and inspiring discussion about them. Since they don't cast Thomas in a very good light, I'm guessing the lower rating is due to some Thomas defenders who don't want to be reminded of the accusations. It's difficult to watch this in light of Thomas's subsequent lackluster performance on the Supreme Court without concluding that Bush should have withdrawn the nomination. Both Kerry Washington and Wendell Pierce did an outstanding job, as did the entire cast. I remember this well and the movie is historically accurate -- no matter who seeks to deny it.