Written by: Liz Hannah, Josh Singer
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk, Bradley Whitford, Bruce Greenwood, Matthew Rhys, Alison Brie, Carrie Coon, Jesse Plemons, David Cross, Zach Woods
Rated: PG-13
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Plot
A cover-up that spanned four US Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join a unprecedented battle between the press and the government.
Verdict
A topical subject about the president silencing the press, but it just feels like a put on that screams Oscar bait. It's a neat story and certainly a well made movie that's a nice history lesson though less than accurate, but it doesn't take any risks or try to do anything different. It's cookie cutter, giving a few too many moments to the leads actors for their Oscar submittal clip.
It depends.
Review
The New York Times was portrayed as playing a minor role in the movie, and while they not only published the Pentagon Papers before The Washington Post, they set the stage for the major legal battle between the press and the United States government. The Times also won the 1972 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for its contributions.
Meryl Streep as Kay Graham. |
It's a well made movie, a period piece with great production values and a cavalcade of well known actors in the cast.
President Nixon attempts to silence newspapers reporting on the classified documents. The movie has shown him as vengeful with a big implication that a President who bans or restricts the press has something to hide. Graham is running a smaller newspaper. Running the story on the leaked documents could legitimatize the family paper or end up destroying it. Her editor played by Tom Hanks wants to run the story because that's what journalists do, report the truth.
Tom Hanks as Ben Bradlee. |
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