Journalism 101

Rating: 8/10 (30 September 2010)

This is an authentic-looking recreation of the investigative work done by Washington Post reporters in uncovering the Watergate scandal. Redford and Hoffman are convincing as Woodward and Bernstein, respectively, who wrote the book that the movie is based on. Warden and Balsam, two of the "12 Angry Men," are fine as senior editors while Robards is marvelous as executive editor Ben Bradlee. It is probably the best film ever about investigative journalism, although it does tend to become too bogged down at times with minute details and name-dropping. While there isn't much suspense (the outcome is already known), it is a fascinating look at how a major newspaper operates.