brilliant scandal-story

Rating: 10/10 (23 August 2003)

If you want to learn the amazing story of the unveiling of the Watergate scandal, then this is the movie of choice! The movie manages to balance thriller movie paranoia with a semi documentary feel, making the spectator feel that you're watching a Hollywood thriller, never forgetting that it's story is not a figment of some screenwriter's imagination. All the required elements to spell "immortal classic" are present: First rate acting, especially by Hoffmann and Robards, a script with first rate dramaturgical function and a gripping mood, sad, serious and tense, to reflect the enormous impact the scandal had on real-life American life. For fans of films that deal with political history, this is not to be missed! It's a 10!