watching the film scramble towards its inevitable conclusion, one gets the sense that Matthew Heineman sees Marie Colvin as a kindred spirit.. with the invaluable help of a tremendous lead performance from Rosamund Pike
director Matthew Heineman, building an incredibly sophisticated, psychologically immersive film around late real-life war correspondent Marie Colvin, ..and ferociously embodied here by Rosamund Pike
"A Private War" works off a disjointed script and tells a dull story, populated with forgettable characters. Pike throws herself into Marie, and the intensity of her commitment is palpable, but the flashy performance feels soulless
