For a film with such an emotive and challenging subject matter, this is such a low-key and underplayed film. The filmmakers seem to recognize that details of how the Catholic Church dealt with both the perpetrators and victims of child sexual abuse speak for themselves and instead they have used this as a background to a film that celebrates the hard work and graft of old-school journalism. In the Internet age of 24-hour news cycles and social media demand, it's refreshing to see a story that focuses on the reality of investigative journalism and the teamwork involved - there are no rushes to meet deadlines, no villainous editor or board trying to thwart their efforts, no heroic writer who uncovers the truth and threats from those complicit in the cover-up amount to little more than vague attempts at justifying their actions. Even the eventual publication of the work is simply portrayed as another day at the office, though the final moments do hint at the larger picture that is so widely known now. As the film is about a team of people that worked on the investigation, it is also nice to see a focus on the ensemble of characters rather than on one or two, with only one moment of cathartic grandstanding from Ruffalo that feels a little out of place in the film as a whole, notwithstanding his great performance. But it is difficult to single any one out here - perhaps for a film that celebrates the team effort in bringing such a difficult story to light, that is somehow appropriate.