Film Review – Rosewater

After forging a career in comedy, most recently presiding over “The Daily Show” for the last 15 years, Jon Stewart is finally ready to direct movies. Naturally, the funny man has gravitated toward the story of Maziar Bahari, a journalist held captive in Iran, locked inside solitary confinement for 118 days. Granted, “Rosewater” does offer a few points of humor along the way, but it’s primarily interested in sobering sequences of interrogation and hopelessness. It’s nice that Stewart is hungry to show off another side to his creative focus, and “Rosewater” is accomplished work. However, it’s exactly the type of viewing experience expected from an Iranian imprisonment story, leaving surprises few and far between. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com