Wednesday 27 February 2019

Spielberg and feminism?


The Post (2017)

Directed by Steven Spielberg this film based on real events stars Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks and Sarah Paulson. With the Washington Post about to go public it faces a tough choice on publishing classified material.

You can see the finger prints of Spielberg's story telling all over this script in both good and bad, slightly heavy handed ways. No doubt this is an enjoyable and well constructed film but at best you could say it is skirting the truth when building up the roll of the Post in the affair of the Pentagon Papers. Another solid effort from Spielberg but a bit pedestrian as some of his other recent efforts have been.

3/5

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