A Film That Does a Book Justice

Rating: 10/10 (18 August 2006)

As well as showing that a newspaper cared about truth, the film should be an inspiration to anybody interested in journalism, as well as a positive one to those who believe that people can't make a difference. Dustin Hoffman (Bernstein) is brilliant, as is Redford as Woodward. But the best performances go to Jason Robards and Jack Warden, subtle as supporting roles, but beautiful. If your story is right you can defeat everything stacked against you, and that is what happened. A wonderfully directed film. If you liked the film, read the book. An absorbing, stunning read. As you get into the book you realise just what a job these two journalists did (picture the scene, going through the little bits of paper and multiply it by a lot). Oh for the likes of that type of journalism again (and newspaper owners).