Thursday, February 17, 2011

All the President's Men (R) 7.0

All the President's Men (1976): Reporters Woodward and Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Nixon's resignation. (8.0)

Director: Alan J. Pakula
Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford and Jack Warden

I haven't read the book by Woodward and Bernstein after Mark Felt came out as Deep Throat, but the movie sill describes what went on with the Nixon White House. From various other sources we find that Nixon himself was paranoid about everyone. The movie is about what went on before the resignation. It is well written and well made. Provides a good historical perspective, yet its most memorable line "follow the money" is said to be not accurate (Felt never said it). My rating: 7.0