Review of All the President's Men (1976) by Robin W — 09 Jul 2008

All things considered, this is one of the most impressive filmmaking achievements of all time, wringing a lot of suspense, excitement and interest from a true story where everyone knows the eventual outcome.

This isn't a movie that delves into unnecessary backstory about Woodward and Bernstein in order to create drama, and considering that the audience learns next-to-nothing about their personal lives, it's a credit to Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford that they're able to turn them into such compelling characters.

There's isn't any phoney manufactured suspense either, as the film is as accurate as possible about the everyday life of journalists and most of the scenes consist of talking on the phone, checking with sources and interviewing people; remarkably enough, all this stuff is exciting as hell and makes the film an all-time classic.