The Watergate scandal is something I've always heard mentioned, but I never cared to inform myself about it, as it is something far from my country. But this movie made that event very compelling across the whole 2+ hours.
It is brilliantly acted and directed, and unlike the two previous entries of Pakula's paranoia trilogy, this one doesn't have plot holes, because everything is fundamentally true. Sure this comes at the price of reduced excitement, no murders or real mysteries to solve. Everything is clear from the very beginning, it's just a matter of finding a way to prove it. Everything feels at true as real as it can get, thanks to outstanding performances and great screenplay.
Recommended to anyone interested in the Watergate scandal or journalism properly done. But really I'd recommend it to anyone, it's pure entertainment. Too bad for the rather weak and abrupt ending.
It is brilliantly acted and directed, and unlike the two previous entries of Pakula's paranoia trilogy, this one doesn't have plot holes, because everything is fundamentally true. Sure this comes at the price of reduced excitement, no murders or real mysteries to solve. Everything is clear from the very beginning, it's just a matter of finding a way to prove it. Everything feels at true as real as it can get, thanks to outstanding performances and great screenplay.
Recommended to anyone interested in the Watergate scandal or journalism properly done. But really I'd recommend it to anyone, it's pure entertainment. Too bad for the rather weak and abrupt ending.