OK, time for the following Netflix review of the 1970's movie "All the President's Men". This movie starred Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman (in their prime - people, in their prime). It was all about the Watergate incident and how two reporters at the Washington Post found out all about it and exposed it for what it was. It was a pretty interesting movie about reporters however it was mangled with some language that was pretty crude and offensive. I'm not sure if that was realistic or not (having never worked for a newspaper), but it did lower my enjoyment of the film. Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman were great. They are such good actors, and as Chrystal remarked - Robert Redford was - in those days - the Brad Pitt of his day. Some of the story may have been glamorized a bit for the movies, but as I'm no expert on the Watergate incident, I enjoyed it even if part of it was fictional. That's the thing with historical movies. It is pretty hard to take a biography or true historical event and make a movie out of it that is spell-binding to watch. Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder is an example of this. The show and the books are two different stories almost. Enough of this review. If you like Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman - you'll probably like All the President's Men.
Neat ending by the way. I won't give it away, but I thought it was creative and well done.
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