Politics In A Digestible, Enjoyable Format

Rating: 9/10 (15 April 2010)

"All the President's Men" is the true story of how the Washington Post uncovered the Watergate scandal and traced it all the way to its conclusion: that the perpetrator behind it all was President Richard Nixon.
The way this story was told is perfect: we don't see the story as it actually unfolds, but in the way that Woodward and Bernstein tracked it down. This makes it not only history, but a mystery. If you didn't already know how it turns out, you could follow along and try to see whodunit. Robert Redford is a delightful and handsome lead, and Dustin Hoffman has never been a poor actor.
How much the actors really look like their characters is debatable, but not really important to the story. Scandal exists every day, but not every day is it discovered: this was the big one, and an inspiration for journalists worldwide.