ChicRawIdol A brilliant film that helped define a genre

FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

AshUnow This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Cooktopi The acting in this movie is really good.

deep diver I was really interested to see this film for a while now. Finally I got excited and down to it today and, unfortunately, I was in for a major surprise.I am trying to remember when was the last time I've seen such a technical feat of twisting things to their bare credible minimum. Spoiler alert! The bias is so forced that portraying Assange as a self centered paranoid needs being followed by his dancing, his stupidest off the record remarks to ever hit a camera, and of course Lamo crying a full minute for having to send Manning to prison. On the other hand of course, because of Lamo betraying his trust, Manning faced a life - to death sentence (year one being in solitary confinement tortured and sleep deprived by the government for daring to finally expose their crimes). And one more for Lamo. He "leaked" this person to the authorities (knowing Mannings' life would get in danger), so that Mannings' leaks might not put people's lives in danger. Morals. A numbers game. Imagine my surprise, actually (and still) liking Lamo for what he stands for.So basically, (spoiler alert): Assange - selfish weirdo, Lamo - tough moral call, Manning - gender crisis person on the edge, Wikileaks - OK, (but don't leak names, because murderers and traitors could face risks). Oh well, I can almost see that logic, beyond the piles of thousands of annoying dead bodies of murdered people and hundreds of rich pockets. Anyway. Thank you Alex Gibney for this one. Just remember, we do make the world what it really is.

Shilpa Sehgal I came across " We Steel Secrets" while browsing Netflix one night and started watching it at 1 in the night...wanted to watch something for 15 minutes as I got ready to sleep and boy I got hooked and sat up 2 hours to watch the entire documentary!I am not sure if 'Current History' is an official genre of films but this movie should fall under 'Current History Genre' …. 'History' because it is something that happened in the past....'Current' because 'I' and a lot of people ' currently' inhabiting the planet have live through it.I like watching movies on 'Current History'…it helps me catch up!I knew about Julian Assange/Wiki leaks but had not really followed the story closely. This two hour documentary give a wonderful synopsis of the 2-3 years of the rise and fall of Wiki-Leaks. It is not a biased view for or against Julian Assange, I though it was a well rounded portrayal. But It was Bradley that my heart actually went out to! I think Bradley Chelsey/Edward…whatever you want to call him/her was the actual hero and the sufferer in the whole story. I wish him luck. I will now follow this story actively...Overall I would recommend you watch "We Steel Secrets" …it is informative and engaging even though it is a little longer than what a documentary should ideally be! Not sure if you will enjoy it if you have followed the story closely as it unfolded..

zif ofoz 3 stars is being generous to this flick.It's two movies in one - one part tells about the 'secrets' but fails to explain in detail how a lot of the secrets were obtained. It explains the process but not the steps in detail, which would have been helpful in explaining the title of this documentary. Then the rest is filled with pointless opinions by authoritative figures.The second part is a psychological diagnostic biography of Assange and Manning ... which is totally unnecessary to the theme of the movie. The theme is stealing secrets and not a expose' of a persons troubled childhood and teen years! If that was a necessary part of being a hacker then there would be many many more in this world.Yet I did get the message that runs throughout the movie ... without these hero's who are willing to place their personal existence on the line by showing and bringing to light the corrupt actions by government and corporation; we would be that much more worse off.

Hellmant 'WE STEAL SECRETS: THE STORY OF WIKILEAKS': Four Stars (Out of Five)An in-depth look at the website called WikiLeaks, featuring several interviews with it's founder Julian Assange and other key figures involved with it over the last several years. It was written and directed by Alex Gibney (Gibney has also helmed such critically acclaimed documentaries as 2005's 'ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM' and 2007's 'TAXI TO THE DARKSIDE'). Assange was not involved in the making of the film in any way and has publicly denounced it (and it's title) as being biased against him. The film's producers argue that this is not true and that the title is in fact taken from a quote by Michael Haden, a former CIA director, (which is used in the film) about the US government. Interviews with Assange, and a few others, were provided by previously recorded footage. After seeing the film I can definitely say it's not biased towards Assange in any way, if anything it shows him as sort of a hero. It's not the best paced film but it's definitely informative and interesting, for the most part. The film begins it's story by discussing an attack on NASA computers in 1989 by Australian hackers (through a 'WANK worm attack'), which included Assange. It goes over the financial collapse of Iceland, controversial Iraq and Afghanistan war footage (uploaded by WikiLeaks), Bradley Manning's leaking of classified information (and his communications with Adrian Lamo, who later betrayed him) and many other notorious WikiLeaks moments. The film details the creation of the website in 2006 and how Assange became a celebrity almost overnight. It discusses the sexual assault accusations that were brought up against him and interviews both his critics and supporters. Most of the information provided in the film is stuff I already knew (and I'm assuming most other viewers will be just as informed) but not in this much detail. I found the interviews to be insightful and moving (especially the ones with people like Adrian Lamo) and definitely feel like I learned at least a little from the movie. I don't think it's a film that leans one way or the other in it's narrative; those that see Assange as a hero will continue to see him that way and those that think he's a despicable traitor will keep thinking that as well. The film just reinforces whatever you already think (there's nothing but facts provided). I for one definitely don't think Assange is a traitor. I believe all important government information should be available to the public and I support Assange's cause. I don't know what kind of a person he is in his personal life but I do think he's a hero in the work he's done with WikiLeaks (I also believe this, even more so, about Bradley Manning).Watch our movie review show 'MOVIE TALK' at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZa4L9FExKY