Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
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Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
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Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
Directed by:
Peter LandesmanScreenplay:
Peter LandesmanCinematography:
Adam KimmelComposer:
Daniel PembertonCast:
Liam Neeson, Diane Lane, Marton Csokas, Tony Goldwyn, Ike Barinholtz, Josh Lucas, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Kate Walsh, Brian d'Arcy James, Maika Monroe (more)VOD (3)
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It is 1972. After nearly 40 years in office, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover has died. Despite obvious qualifications and decades of dedication, Special Agent Mark Felt (Neeson) is not appointed as Hoover's successor. The snub is indicative of forces outside the Bureau conspiring against its independence. Felt is named Associate Director, yet Nixon's White House keeps Felt and his colleagues on an ever-tightening leash - especially with regards to a mysterious break-in at the Democratic National Committee's Watergate headquarters. Seeing no other recourse, Felt begins leaking information to Washington Post writer Bob Woodward, placing himself in danger and changing the course of history. (Toronto International Film Festival)
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It's such a shame to take a subject as interesting as the background of Watergate, which is such an interesting story written by reality itself, and screw it up with so many actors who are really good. That's very reprehensible. Liam Neeson is good, but you can tell that he is just routinely playing a role that is overall very cut-and-dried and terribly boring.
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A somewhat awkward and not very engaging film that explores one of the biggest political affairs in relatively recent US history. The accompanying music has a dramatic feel, which is definitely not true of the narrative style. I was glad to learn something interesting from behind the scenes of the whole scandal, but I don't need to see this film a second time. (60%)
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