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‘Truth’ review: Redford, Blanchett performances marred by clichés and half truths

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Robert Redford does not look or act much like CBS news anchor and “60 Minutes II” star Dan Rather. But that doesn’t matter much. What matters, and what’s germane to the distressing inchoate quality of “Truth,” is that Rather comes off as a saintly cardboard dullard in writer-director James Vanderbilt’s new film. Even if you don’t know what’s missing — a hint, maybe, of the legendary Rather swagger ...

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