A classic

I already saw this movie but since it was a while back, I was quite eager to check it out again. First of all, many consider the 70's as the best decade in the movies, especially when you are dealing with American cinema. I mean, nowadays, the big movies are somewhat entertaining but also very often kind of stupid ('Transformers', 'Pirates of the Carribean', 'Twilight',...). Back in the 70's, it was definitely a different kind of ball game though. Back then, they really took the viewers seriously and provided some reallt challenging work. This movie is a perfect example. I mean, first of all, it is a great story and you would need a very bad director to mess it up. Still, we should give Alan J. Pakula some credit to make the plot realistic but also spellbinding to watch. Coming back to what I said before, if they would make this movie nowadays, there would be some chases, some shootings and, of course, one of those dreadfull twists at the end. Not here though. Here, you really get to understand that the most part of the job was staying behind your desk, arguing with some other people on the phone, and writing a bit, meeting someone with some intel, writing some more, etc. There is no guns, no explosions, but some 3 dimensional human beings facing a terrible truth and trying to deal with it. Of course, Roberd Redford and Dustin Hoffman were back then on top of their game and gave some terrific performances showing that acting is not about your ego but about disappearing behind a character. Anyway, to conclude, it is a classic, a terric thriller and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

8/10