Simply put, a remarkable story and film chronicling whilst dramatizing a pivotal event in American history. I think the event this film is based on firmly ingrained a certain amount of suspicion and cynicism towards our elected officials that has only grown since 1972. As for the film itself, Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman are outstanding playing the roles of Washington Post reporters, Woodward and Bernstein, who broke this story.
Of course, if you're interested in this film chances are you alreay know about all of the above. I really found it intriguing to watch in light of the fact that we are headed towards an historic Election Day in November that follows two previous Presidential Elections that some believe had questionable results. With that in and looking at the film from a perspective of where modern media is as a whole, it makes for quite the interesting potential commentary on this area today.
Aside from that, William Goldman's adaptation of the book into a screenplay is worthy of praise as are the performances of such actors as Hal Holbrook, Jack Warden, and Jason Robards. Overall, I think anyone who has an interest in Modern American History, Journalism, Politics and the like would profit greatly from seeing this film as well as anyone wanting to get some small view of what made Watergate such an intense drama at the time. After all, it should be noted the film managed to be released relatively briefly after President Nixon's resignation.
5 out of 5 off the record sources
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