Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
(2017)Liam Neeson is Mark Felt, the man who helped uncover the Watergate scandal, in this spy thriller set in early '70s Washington D.C..... More
"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)Hide
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Directed by Peter Landesman ('Concussion', 'Parkland')
Starring Liam Neeson, Diane Lane, Marton Csokas, Tony Goldwyn, Ike Barinholtz, Josh Lucas, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Kate Walsh, Brian d'Arcy James, Michael C. Hall, Tom Sizemore
Written by Peter Landesman (based on the books by Mark Felt and John D. O'Connor)
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Mark Felt the movie just never rises to the level of its own story. Full Review
The solid ticking-clock biopic should perform respectably among serious-minded moviegoers, but lacks the oomph of a must-see. Full Review
A moody, unpersuasive history lesson that promises, but never delivers, the juice and urgency of an insider's account. Full Review
Even for die-hard Watergate nerds, the movie can be a tough slog. Full Review
Liam Neeson is quietly devastating in a sluggish biopic of Watergate's Deep Throat that is eerily relevant if you wonder if they'll be a modern-day Felt to bring down the White House. Full Review
The worst thing, though, is that there's already a masterpiece of a film telling this story from the other side, Alan J Pakula's All The President's Men. Full Review
What might, theoretically, have been "All the President's Men" told from a reverse angle feels more like a prosaically engrossing TV-movie that whets your appetite for a more definitive treatment of the subject. Full Review
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