By John Mulderig • Catholic News Service • Posted April 30, 2021
NEW YORK (CNS) Back when telegrams were the emails of their day, playwright Moss Hart may have been the first to observe, “If you’ve got a message, call Western Union.”
Whether Hollywood mogul Samuel Goldwyn ever echoed that sentiment, the advice continues to hold true for screenwriters today. Stories designed to win an argument rarely make for effective entertainment.
A case in point: the historical dramatization “Roe v. Wade” (Quiver). Good intentions can only partially sustain this re-creation of events surrounding the landmark 1973 Supreme Court case that legalized abortion across the United States. So even those movie fans most committed to the cause of life will be unable to overlook its aesthetic shortcomings.
Roe v. Wade Review: Dreadful Anti-Abortion Drama Has No Use for Facts or Filmmaking Basics Roe v. Wade Review: Dreadful Anti-Abortion Drama Has No Use for Facts or Filmmaking Basics
Cathy Allyn and Nick Loeb spew lies about 1973 s landmark abortion-rights Supreme Court ruling via inept filmmaking and an amateurish cast.
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Director: Cathy Allyn, Nick Loeb
With: Nick Loeb, Stacey Dash, Jamie Kennedy, Joey Lawrence, Lucy Davenport, Greer Grammer, Corbin Bernsen, Robert Davi, William Forsythe, Steve Guttenberg, Richard Portnow, John Schneider, Wade Williams, Jon Voight.
Running time: Running time: 112 MIN.
To seriously consider “Roe v. Wade” that is, writer-directors Cathy Allyn and Nick Loeb’s atrocious anti-abortion propaganda piece and not the landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision in favor of abortion rights it is helpful to remember a 2017 quote by journalist Chuck Todd. “Alternative facts are not facts. They’re