During the 1972 elections, two reporters' investigation sheds light on the controversial Watergate scandal that compels President Richard Nixon to resign from his post.
It provides the most observant study of working journalists we're ever likely to see in a feature film.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
23 Oct 2004
fresh:
Remarkably intelligent, working both as an effective thriller (even though we know the outcome of their investigations) and as a virtually abstract charting of the dark corridors of corruption and power.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
fresh:
Hal Holbrook is outstanding; this actor, herein in near-total shadow, is as compelling as he is in virtually every role played.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
22 Aug 2008
fresh:
The movie is a victory lap for American journalism -- the triumphant flip side to Network's self-loathing take on the media.