An average movie

Honestly, this movie sounded really cheesy on paper but since I always had a weak spot for Robert Redford and Michelle Pfeiffer, I was still eager to check it out. Eventually, I thought it was actually not bad at all. I mean, sure, it remains a rather sappy feature and you won't get much real journalistic work but both leads were really charismatic and they definitely had a great chemistry together. In fact, this story was actually based on the life of Jessica Savitch who was apparently a famed newscaster at the end of the 70's. As a result, you have some glimpse of some interesting insights of what this movie could have been but the producers apparently didn't trust this interesting material and drastically altered her story and added above all a really pedestrian love story. I mean, it is always rather disappointing when they add a romantic intrigue just to spice up the proceedings as if they don't trust the audience to get involved in a smart and engaging tale. Still, even though the whole thing was rather misguided, it was still a decent watch, thanks to the actors involved, and I think it is actually worth a look, especially if you have like those fluffy romantic features.

6/10