ThiefHott Too much of everything

Murphy Howard I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Suman Roberson It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

Juana what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

SnoopyStyle In 1966 Vietnam, Daniel Ellsberg is a military analyst in the field writing reports for McNamara. He grows disillusioned with the outright lies to the American public and decides to smuggle out the secret Pentagon studies. In 1971, Kay Graham (Meryl Streep) is the struggling owner of the Washington Post taking over from her late father and then her late husband. As a woman, she is an oddity in the upper echelon white men corporate world. Chief editor Ben Bradlee (Tom Hanks) is tired of being out-reported by the New York Times. When the Times is halted from reporting by a suit from the government, Post reporter Ben Bagdikian (Bob Odenkirk) is able to track down Ellsberg and obtain a copy of the Pentagon Papers. Kay is faced with the dangerous decision to publish.The subject matter is important and relevant for the present day. Director Spielberg is heavy-handed in a couple of scenes but mostly, he is able to bring a tense realism to the proceedings. The first half is a little slow. It needs a little tension from the Ellsberg side. It needs more of the Times with him. The acting is first rate from well-established veterans. The setting has a lot of minute details that give it a real sense of time. The central story of Kay's struggle is one of the central plots. Here Spielberg is at his most heavy-handed. Over and over again, young women look admiringly at Streep. I'm actually more struck by her fragility and her growth as a character. It works much better when Spielberg isn't pointing the camera right at the female empowerment of it all. He needs to give the audience more respect. It's a Spielberg lack of subtlety that is getting more noticeable as the years go by. Kay is walking the step of the Supreme Court and she's flank by the silently adorable female crowd. It doesn't need to be that obvious. He just needs to dial it back to ten. What I appreciate most about this movie is the tackling of the close relationship between the press and the political establishment. The 4th estate likes to portray itself as an impartial arbiter but they are often influenced by their connections. It's compelling to see the influence and the breaking of that. Overall, it's a great look at a compelling moment in newspaper history.

barberic-695-574135 This movie is very well done and well worth watching but it is slow and takes a while to get going so stick with it. Would we watch it again? Probably but it would need a dark cold night.

fifilia-26637 The acting was on point this is my first time watching Meryl Streep act and it had me on the edge. I got frustrated, angry, to sad and even eagerness from just watching her. It also opens our eyes in moments where the media is accused of sharing false news, this movie contradicts our thoughts into thinking that what press is sharing might be all true. I hope that the media would not take our trust and throw it out the window by writing false news. A small quote from the movie we must always remember. "In the First Amendment, the Founding Fathers gave the free press the protection it must have to fulfill its essential role in our democracy. The press was to serve the governed, not the governors." -Judge Hugo Black

kmthurman I am so proud of Steven Spielberg for making this film. I will be more grateful my children see this story than any other film Steven created.