All the President's Men Reviews and Ratings



  • December 8, 2009
    "Não se preocupem, só o que está em risco aqui é a Primeira Emenda, a liberdade de imprensa e talvez o futuro do país..." palavras reconfortantes do editor do Washington Post a seus dois repórteres, responsáveis pela cobertura do caso Watergate. Todos os Homens do Presidente foi ...( read more)obra do gênio Alan J. Pakula, e como thriller político tenho que dar o braço a torcer: dá de 10 em todos do Costa Gavras, que reconhecidamente é o fundador por excelência do gênero. Pakula fez com brilhantismo um filme sobre paranóia. O terror está nas fantasias mais alucinantes de seus protagonistas serem verdade. A direção de fotografia aqui é a chave. As câmeras preferem ângulos distantes, às vezes sendo levadas até dezenas de metros de distância dos atores, dando a sensação de que um olho-que-tudo-vê os está observando a cada momento. Mas não só isso garante o status de Todos os homens. Há uma atmosfera claustrofóbica nas cenas da redação do jornal, e Nixon, o grande malfeitor no final das contas, assume as proporções de um Grande Irmão, aparecendo apenas nas telas de tv, como se na verdade fosse simplesmente o símbolo de uma grande estrutura, projetada apenas para capturar os heróis, dois repórteres que decidiram fazer seu trabalho, e fazê-lo bem. Uma aula de atuação, proporcionada por um dos melhores elencos da década de 70. Os melhores momentos são aqueles em que o ator/atriz que contracena com Redford e Hoffman não aparece na tela, sendo a melhor trupe invisível já reunida num filme de Hollywood. Tal se dá porque, querendo que nós acompanhássemos a história apenas pelos olhos de BobWoodward e Carl Bernstein, os dois repórteres do Post, Pakula não mostra o que se passa do outro lado da linha quando ambos realizam entrevistas via telefone, com testemunhas e peças-chave do caso. Não não vemos, mas ouvimos ataques nervosos, crises de pânico, ameaças, faltas de respiração, e com a bagagem que temos do caso, apanhada das conversas entre ambos na redação, ficamos eufóricos com os personagens quando uma palvra específica é mencionada. "É ISSO! DESCOBRIMOS" É um suspense que funciona e só tem essa capacidade porque consegue nos levar para um outro tempo, em que o governo americano colocava escutas telefônicas nas linhas de oposicionistas, espionavam-se líderes de movimentos, destruíam-se carreiras políticas de adversários som operações de sabotagem, e a democracia parecia desaparecer do horizonte. Ainda bem que isso tudo é passado... está bem, não é. Mas se essas práticas não foram deixadas pra trás, em parte se deve ao fato da mídia achar mais cômodo não investigar a pista A ou B, e assim ficar bem na fita dos governantes, sejam eles Bush, Obama, Lula ou FHC. Todos os Homens do Presidente é uma homenagem ao jornalismo investigativo, e a uma raça de repórteres que parece ter desaparecido, aquela que não tinha medo de fazer perguntas
  • December 5, 2009
    good shit. very exciting
  • December 3, 2009
    A gutsy look into the Watergate scandal with brilliant performances from Redford and Hoffman. Their relentless investigation of the scandal, trying to get to the bottom of the mystery is captured well in this film. There's lots of information flying around the script and you have...( read more) to keep on your toes if you want to understand what is going on. Film-making at its best.
  • November 27, 2009
    A must-see for any budding journalist.
  • November 20, 2009
    I really liked how this film didn't try to overstate the significance of the Watergate cover-up and investigation process. It was presented more as a fairly straight-forward story of how Woodward and Bernstein uncovered the entire scandal. In other words, this movie minimized t...( read more)he high-handed talk about how important the whole thing was in terms of the preservation of the American way of life and everything like that and presented as kind of a good mystery story. I appreciated that style of storytelling.
  • November 17, 2009
    Really amazing. Frost/Nixon took a lot of notes from this film. Amazing performances from Hoffman and Redford, and really a fantastic movie. You really do have to concentrate though, and it really makes you think. Which is good for our generation, seriously.
  • November 8, 2009
    This movie is difficult. You have to really push yourself to actually watch the whole way through, or you are really into the whole 'suspense without anything happening' style. It is a really difficult film to watch without sleeping at least once. But despite that, there is a rea...( read more)son that it is critically acclaimed all around the globe, and that's because it is so perfectly paced the whole way through. Watching it in today's context is difficult. Surrounded by the cheap thrills of crappy action films and childish comedies, it is difficult to appreciate the incredible direction and meaty content matter. But for those of you who are serious about it, you will find a lot to love here. Dustin Hoffman is brilliant, as per the norm, as the gutsy and slightly 'Rain Man' Carl Bernstein and Robert Redford is is great as the idealistic though slightly self-centered Robert Woodward. The fact that this is based on a true story is just one of the reasons that this film works so well. It's all very well imagining an event like this, but for the generation who lived through it and remember it, this becomes much more than the gripping thriller which it is in its own right, it becomes a journey into their own past, which is more convincing than any storyteller. The tense moments which abound are all amazing, shot and paced so delicately and precisely that you can't help to fell frightened. Paying attention to the age old rule of that which you can't see is scarier, Pakula manages to have you on your toes without actually doing anything. The caution that is applied to the circumstances and the cleverness of the script also helps to make this film as good as it is. Great movie.

    Defining Scene:
    It's gotta be the amazing ending with Dustin Hoffman counting slowly to ten down the phone line. That moment of realisation sends tingles down the spine.
  • October 4, 2009
    Another important work of A.Pacula after Sophie's Choice.
  • September 11, 2009
    A true thrilling political ride with memorable performances throughout about the Nixon/Watergate scandal. Very neat and nice direction add credibility to the development of the events.

    87/100
  • August 25, 2009
    Saw a good hour of this while waiting to be treated at hospital. Must be alright because I didn't know what the hell was going on and I still want to see it.
  • August 18, 2009
    Redford and Hoffman and Robards and everyone else were great. But what IS with that ending?
  • August 14, 2009
    Terrific film. Well written, great acting. Moviegoers with a brain will be riveted. It helps if you know the players. I find myself watching it every time it's on tv.
  • July 27, 2009
    This was a good film
  • July 15, 2009
    Terrific and highly recommendable true story of the Watergate break in, coverup and investigation that brought down Richard Nixon.
  • July 12, 2009
    Very realistic and gripping retelling of the story of the investigation of Watergate. Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford were as excellent as they always are.
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  • June 19, 2009
    Great... Dustin and Redford are amazing.
  • June 13, 2009
    one of the better Nixon cover up movies.
  • June 11, 2009
    Dès la première demi-heure, j'ai dû me rendre à la triste évidence que je ne possédais pas le bagage politique nécessaire à la pleine compréhension de ce film, qui s'adresse visiblement à un public ayant préalablement fait ses lectures sur le scandale du Watergate.

    C'est quand m...( read more)ême possible d'apprécier le spectacle pour le jeu des acteurs qui est solide, le suspense qui est quand même bien présent et la qualité générale de la réalisation, mais il est également facile de se perdre dans les détails foisonnants et l'amoncellement de noms et de postes qui s'accumulent tout au long du film.

    Heureusement, mon édition contient un disque complet de commentaires, d'entrevues et de documentaires sur le sujet, donc je me promets de revisiter bientôt ce classique du cinéma journalistique à la lumière d'une connaissance plus approfondie du sujet traité.
  • May 23, 2009
    Alright, love Dustin Hoffman's hair its beautiful! However, I HATE Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford.
  • May 16, 2009
    I liked this movie mainly because of the two leads.
  • May 15, 2009
    Now when you watch it, you remember what it was like before laptops.
  • April 19, 2009
    Take a true story that goes all the way to the White House. Add good investigative journalism from two writers (Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein) that didn't really like each other, but knew to check their egos for a good story. Add Alan J. Pakula, Redford, and one of the best act...( read more)ors of his generation Dustin Hoffman.
  • April 3, 2009
    focusing more on the journalistic invegstigations than actual character and personal development, young Hoffman and mid-Robert Redford are great in this 70's classic. and old school Milk if you will. worth seeing, a bit boring but worth seeing.
  • March 6, 2009
    A gripping movie about something that really happened.
  • March 3, 2009
    You couldn't make this shit up.
    William Goldman's screenplay is phenomenal.
  • February 15, 2009
    Even though you know this story, you get caught up in this film. It has real tension thorugh many sections that keeps you in the moment with the reporters trying to break the story. Quite an achievement in flim for what had to be a difficult translation from the book.
  • February 15, 2009
    NO MONEY TO C IT!
    MO.
  • February 9, 2009
    A GREAT MOVIE IF YOU DON'T REMEMBER THE WATERGATE SCANDAL!
  • January 29, 2009
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  • January 28, 2009
    Nigdy nie pamietam, czy to jest cos warte...
  • January 25, 2009
    Good movie!
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watergate_scandal
  • January 6, 2009
    Good thriller based on real life. Movie on how the PRESS affected a PRESident :)
  • December 31, 2008
    A gripping look at how two reporters persistence uncovered the presidents part in watergate!
  • December 4, 2008
    read the book, seen the movie, both are great...
  • November 26, 2008
    Real life suspense!!...This film is the essence of the reason I love movies.
  • November 22, 2008
    This is one great film. A fantastic political thriller which has some of the most famous scenes in film history, such as Woodward and Bernstein looking through Library rental documents as the camera slowly moves up and shows an ariel view of the building, and suddenly editing fur...( read more)ther up every few seconds, and of cousre the meetings in an underground car park with Woodward and a mysterious informer known as Deep Throat.

    The Performances are bloody brilliant. So far, I have never seen a bad Dustin Hoffman (Bernstein) film, even his sillier films like Meet The Fockers are good. This may not be his best, but even then it is fantastic. Redford (Woodward) is equally as amazing as the other half of the reporting team and then there is Jason Robards truly gave everything he could in this film as the calm yet grumpy newspaper editor Ben Bradlee, who deserved his oscar. He is definaltly a great actor, but I prefered him in Magnolia and The St. Valentines Day Massacre.

    The director, Alan J. Pakula, who also won an oscar for his fine work did an impressive job. He knew what he was doing and and clearly put all his effort into this. Each and every scene involves a not good, but spectacular choice of angles, my favourite being the ariel shot in the libary, as I have mentioned before. Other great and memorable angles are the camera's manuovers through the busy and claustraphobic offices and the close ups of the in use typewriters.

    The pacing of this film is remarkable and memorable. It has slow, though still interesting scenes before moving into a fast paced, energetic scene. The film slowly unravels in an intriguing way.

    The ending is good and memorable. Not for shocks but the effect it has on the viewer.

    This is a very good film and I can see clearly why it is deemed a classic.
  • November 17, 2008
    Loooooved it. gr8 to watch
  • November 12, 2008
    Review will be written when/if re-watched (Probability: Low).

    First viewing: 24.11.2002
  • November 9, 2008
    Barbara "nickle & dimed" Ehrenreich is featured in this musical excerpt from The American Ruling Class, a "dramatic-documentary-musical" starring Harper's Magazine editor emeritus Lewis Lapham.
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  • November 9, 2008
    I think the most amazing thing about this movie is that we all know how it will end yet it is still suspenseful. You do actually forget you are watching Redford & Hoffman and that is a testament to how good of actors they were and how good the direction was. A must watch.
  • November 7, 2008
    Awesome cast and very effective acting...
  • November 3, 2008
    Exceptional movie, this is pure journalism at its' best. Hoffman and Redford struggle trying to find out the truth about the watergate scandal. You forget you're watching two megastars, and are just trying to follow the these to human beings fighting for the story of their lives....( read more) Hoffman performance is magnificient, nothing short of divine. Pakula does a great job of not letting left or right wing bias cloud the film. Roboards give a hilariously grim performance and Halbrooks subtleness has the perfect tempo of the axle of the investigation.
  • November 3, 2008
    This is a great classic movie

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