Good but overrated. This was no "All The President"s Men." Simply not crackling and gripping as expected. All performances were excellent, led by Keaton, but Oscar worthy is debatable. All the unknown actors and bit roles very much out-shined the bigger performances. Oscar nod for Rachel McAdams for mostly taking notes on a pad is perplexing to say the least.
Overall did not live up to the hype based on nominations. Direction was excellent and worthy of nod but could not create the tension it needed. It was easy to lose track of all the names and characters that are mentioned in rapid-fire fashion throughout. Most dissapointing was Liev Schreiber in a very under developed role.