If the doc’s ultimate argument is less than wholly persuasive, A Good American nonetheless paints a fascinating picture of Binney’s mind, and the way in which he first envisioned ThinThread as a giant neural network-like globe filled with graphically linked nodes.
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Village VoiceDaphne Howland
Village VoiceDaphne Howland
The movie is slow, quiet, and infuriating, as Binney and his small group are undermined by Gen. Michael Hayden's NSA and inept private contractors.
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Time Out LondonTom Huddleston
Time Out LondonTom Huddleston
The picture it paints of America’s frontline intelligence services – confused, internally quarrelsome and completely in hock to corporate interests – is fascinating.
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The New York TimesBen Kenigsberg
The New York TimesBen Kenigsberg
A Good American gets bogged down in details and personnel talk, but its subjects have an urgent narrative to tell.
