Henry Hackett is the workaholic editor of a New York City tabloid. He loves his job, but the long hours and low pay are leading to discontent. Also, publisher Bernie White faces financial straits, and has hatchet-man Alicia Clark—Henry's nemesis—impose unpopular cutbacks.
Thanks to a caffeinated cast and hyperactive script, director Ron Howard delivers The Paper with a bang.
– Joe Brown,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Perfectly captures the hubbub of the nation's newsrooms.
– Rita Kempley,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Watching The Paper got me in touch all over again with how good it feels to work at the top of your form, on a story you believe in, on deadline.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
It's all slick, fizzy fun. But the film's fighting spirit gets snatched.
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
6 Jun 2001
rotten:
The picture starts to fall in love with its subject -- head- over-heels in love, until the acid drains from the wit and there's nothing left but sentimental ooze.