Review of The Post (2017) by Waltertsolley — 11 Jan 2018
“The Post” is the best kind of movie. A thoughtful, erudite story, with a real sense of idealism and history, told in the best cinematic language. This is Steven Spielberg’s finest work, the movie that proves him to be a real auteur.
The performances are uniformly excellent, with Meryl Streep’s remarkable rendering of Washington Post publisher Katherine Graham possibly the best work of her long and distinguished career. Tom Hanks perfectly captures Ben Bradlee’s charismatic personality, gravelly voice and vocabulary, and the zest for journalism and for life that dominated and shaped his career.
Everything is right about this film, it is exquisitely paced, lovingly detailed, and equally moving, funny and thrilling. That it is subtle in such wonderful ways, at a time when there is very little subtlety or care in storytelling on screen, makes “The Post” a rarity to be cherished.
It also makes it, in my opinion, the best film of the year.
This review of The Post (2017) was written by Waltertsolley on 11 Jan 2018.
The Post has generally received positive reviews.
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