This movie was put into production pretty late considering it managed to be released in time for award consideration. With the talent in front of and behind the camera I'm not surprised they managed to pull it off, but I am surprised by how well it turned out.
This film follows some high level workers for the Washington Post in the 1970s. After learning of some conspiracies regarding the white house and their knowledge of the Vietnam war, the heads of this paper are given some very classified and important information. With potential counterattack from the government the post has to choose between going against the country's leaders or silencing their voices and giving into the the governing.
Meryl Streep plays Kay Graham, the publisher of the Washington Post, and gives in a fantastic performance as always. While her performance is very good I don't quite think it deserves an Oscar nomination as she isn't in the film as much as one might think. If you ask me, I'd say Tom Hanks is the lead actor in this film, and much like Streep he is great as always. He is the main person pushing to publish all of the info the post has on the white house and shows a ton of grit and persistence. This movie has a lot of performances that surprised the hell out of me. Bob Odenkirk plays one of the company's reporters and is a standout in almost every scene he's in. His character has a lot to do and he makes the most out of his decently large amount of screen time. He perfectly portrays the stress and caution his character has throughout and I thought he absolutely killed it. Some other comedic actors such as David Cross and Brie Larson also ditch their traditional roots in film and take on transformative and serious roles. The only issues I have acting wise are that Zach Woods is in the film, whom I find quite annoying, and Bradley Whitford is in it but I wish he was in it more because in my opinion he is a truly special actor.
While a lot of people say Stephen Spielberg is overrated I think he just puts out so many movies that some are destined to be less memorable. While this one go down as one of his greatest I think he did a really good job. The story takes some time to get the ball rolling well but when it does this becomes one of the most electrifying political dramas I've seen in a while. Despite being what would typically be a slow film the pacing is pretty damn consistent. The film is shot very well. There's a lot of subtle camera movement that makes the film flow nicer and a lot of shots have some impressive deep focus. The score is also fantastic. I know a great score from John Williams shouldn't surprise me but his music is just really great no matter what type of film. The movie is also written quite well. The dialogue at times feels a little too big to fit the screen but it's still down to earth enough to have the film work very well.
This is a really well made film with a huge ensemble that are almost all great. With the current political state of the United States and the large amount of strong female led movies this year I think this movie is pretty important. While it struggles from being a bit of an awards bait style movie I still really enjoyed it.
Rating: 4.2/5
Written by Matt McKenzie
This film follows some high level workers for the Washington Post in the 1970s. After learning of some conspiracies regarding the white house and their knowledge of the Vietnam war, the heads of this paper are given some very classified and important information. With potential counterattack from the government the post has to choose between going against the country's leaders or silencing their voices and giving into the the governing.
Meryl Streep plays Kay Graham, the publisher of the Washington Post, and gives in a fantastic performance as always. While her performance is very good I don't quite think it deserves an Oscar nomination as she isn't in the film as much as one might think. If you ask me, I'd say Tom Hanks is the lead actor in this film, and much like Streep he is great as always. He is the main person pushing to publish all of the info the post has on the white house and shows a ton of grit and persistence. This movie has a lot of performances that surprised the hell out of me. Bob Odenkirk plays one of the company's reporters and is a standout in almost every scene he's in. His character has a lot to do and he makes the most out of his decently large amount of screen time. He perfectly portrays the stress and caution his character has throughout and I thought he absolutely killed it. Some other comedic actors such as David Cross and Brie Larson also ditch their traditional roots in film and take on transformative and serious roles. The only issues I have acting wise are that Zach Woods is in the film, whom I find quite annoying, and Bradley Whitford is in it but I wish he was in it more because in my opinion he is a truly special actor.
While a lot of people say Stephen Spielberg is overrated I think he just puts out so many movies that some are destined to be less memorable. While this one go down as one of his greatest I think he did a really good job. The story takes some time to get the ball rolling well but when it does this becomes one of the most electrifying political dramas I've seen in a while. Despite being what would typically be a slow film the pacing is pretty damn consistent. The film is shot very well. There's a lot of subtle camera movement that makes the film flow nicer and a lot of shots have some impressive deep focus. The score is also fantastic. I know a great score from John Williams shouldn't surprise me but his music is just really great no matter what type of film. The movie is also written quite well. The dialogue at times feels a little too big to fit the screen but it's still down to earth enough to have the film work very well.
This is a really well made film with a huge ensemble that are almost all great. With the current political state of the United States and the large amount of strong female led movies this year I think this movie is pretty important. While it struggles from being a bit of an awards bait style movie I still really enjoyed it.
Rating: 4.2/5
Written by Matt McKenzie
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