Review of All the President's Men (1976) by Bob S — 20 Apr 2012
This film is thrilling and addictive despite being a long, detailed recap of an actual US political event. Almost 40 years later, Watergate is recalled as a singular event, but this film educates us as to how deep and corrupt the scandal was.
The story is told from the point of view of the two young and hungry Washington Post writers (Woodward and Bernstein) who broke the story. It is eye-opening how persistent the writers needed to be in order to break through the silence and corruption to nail a story the FBI was still trying to solve.
Redford and Hoffman are great as Woodward and Bernstein because they not only epitomized the writersâ?? confidence and enthusiasm, but added enough charisma to make a political film entertaining. I also love the performances from Robards and Holbrook, who play a Washington Post senior editor and Deep Throat, respectively.
I suggest not only watching to find out who was responsible and charged for the wrongdoing, but to enjoy the process that investigative journalists must go through (sources, confirmations, deadlines, etc.
) to break their story.
This review of All the President's Men (1976) was written by Bob S on 20 Apr 2012.
All the President's Men has generally received very positive reviews.
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