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As a covert officer in the CIA's Counter-Proliferation Division, Valerie (Naomi Watts) leads an investigation into the existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Valerie's husband, diplomat Joe Wilson (Sean Penn), is drawn into the investigation to substantiate an alleged sale of enriched uranium from Niger. But when the administration ignores his findings and uses the issue to support the call to war, Joe writes a New York Times editorial outlining his conclusions and igniting a firestorm of controversy.
Soon after, Valerie's covert status is reported by a high-profile Washington journalist. With her cover blown and her overseas contacts placed in mortal danger, Valerie is pushed to the breaking point as her career and private life collapse. After years serving the government, Valerie--a mother, a wife and a field officer with an impeccable record--now struggles to save her reputation, her career and her family.
Following "Green Zone" as another slightly dated attack on the Bush administration's mishandling of Iraq, "Fair Game" serves up impeccable politics with a bit too much righteous outrage and not quite enough solid drama. Doug Liman's film does a respectably intelligent job of spinning the Valerie Plame affair into a sleek mainstream entertainment that means to rouse one's patriotic ire and at times stirringly succeeds. But the overall conception feels too streamlined to maximize the impact of leads Naomi Watts and Sean Penn, spelling an uncertain fall B.O. reception by a public that's proven none too game for topical fare.
"Fair Game" was adapted by brothers Jez and John-Henry Butterworth from books written by the saga's two central figures, former CIA operative Plame and her husband, retired ambassador Joe Wilson. Pitched at the intersection of international and domestic affairs, it's the story of a D.C. marriage thrust into the spotlight when, in 2003, high-placed White House officials leaked Plame's covert status to the media -- a spiteful act of betrayal intended to discredit Wilson and his dissenting opinion on the presence of WMD in Iraq.
A low-key spy-thriller opening set in 2001 Kuala Lumpur -- presumably fictitious, though it's hard to tell from Plame's heavily redacted memoir -- introduces Valerie (Watts) as a skilled CIA operative who, when not running missions overseas, has a busy but happy home life with older husband Joe (Penn) and their twin children. With President Bush making the case for war from every TV screen, the CIA is working overtime to confirm the existence of Saddam Hussein's nuclear (pronounced "nucular" by one overzealous agent, echoing a real-life Bushism) program -- something Joe, an outspoken Democrat, regards with the utmost skepticism.
