Denial (2016)
Starring Rachel Weisz, Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Spall, and Andrew Scott
Directed by Mick Jackson
***This film is currently streaming via Amazon Prime***
Based on a true story, Denial details the story of Deborah Lipstadt (Rachel Weisz), an American professor of Holocaust studies who is sued in Britain by renowned Holocaust denier David Irving (Timothy Spall) because of something she wrote about him in her recently released book. British law differs from American law in that the burden of proof when it comes to libel falls to the defendant so Deborah and her legal team headed by Richard Rampton (Tom Wilkinson) must prove that Irving's denials of the Holocaust are false. One would think that determining the legitimacy of the Holocaust would be an easy task, but in the court of law, one mustn't take anything for granted and Rampton and his team find it a surprisingly more difficult job than they initially believed.
Denial is one of those interesting pieces of history that deserves to be told and is seemingly too crazy to actually be believed. Would a Holocaust denier really sue a professor simply because she disparaged his crazed beliefs in a book? Yep...and to think that the British legal system almost let him get away with his nutty lawsuit. The film itself is rather straightforward, but it's well-paced and well-acted with a strong leading performance by Rachel Weisz who carries the film ably on her shoulders.
The RyMickey Rating: B
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