Best movie ever!

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

I wanted to enjoy this film, but the forved suspense and constant scenes of thrownpaper was too distracting.The cast is incredible in this film, and watching Meryl Streep or Tom Hanks is never hard. Yet, Spielberg fell apart on this film, and took the focus away from the large issue if the film. The amount of unnecessary aggressive staredowns and cliche movie quotes became uninteresting, and the lacking display of a full story becomes clear. The plot develops well, but still I found it hard to remember that the Pentagon Papers are the real focus. Filming and overall viewership is as expected, but the director could have pulled out the stops to fill in the gaps for uninformed watchers.Overall, this is amazing for a movie fan that enjoys concerned yelling and serious adult conversations for 2+ hours. It might have been a famous historical moment for the government,but you would never know with "The Post"

Spoiler alert -- for those old enough to remember when this story, and the story the Washington Post would break soon after, it's not a spoiler. For those of you who weren't born yet, it is.Spielberg ends the movie with an allusion to the Watergate Hotel break-in. I remember Watergate. I barely remember the Pentagon Papers except that their publication was mentioned on the evening news.The attention to period detail is impeccable. As a former typesetter (offset/phototypesetting) I was amazed that the linotype machines got to play a significant part. Yes, I did see them in action when I went to a job interview, and learned the typesetter needed to be able to proofread on the fly reading something upside down and backwards (like Snell shorthand, a job skill that isn't appreciated anymore).Hanks, Streep, Rhys, Paulson, Whitford and a cast too long for me to name were all spot on. The juxtaposition of Kay Graham's battle for her newspaper and Daniel Ellsberg's battle to get the truth out about the Vietnam War being a failed cause (I had no idea Ellsberg was actually in combat in Vietnam), along with the legal machinations preventing publication are riveting.If you think what we see on televised/cable news, or on the internet news, is true reportage, think again.This film portrays what the Fourth Estate is all about, and it's so timely to watch it now.And for those born after these times? After you watch this, watch "All The President's Men" with Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, and Hal Holbrook among others.Both of these films are required viewing for anyone who is a journalism student, teacher -- or a journalist who is below the age of 50.Isabeau Vollhardt author, The Casebook of Elisha Grey scifi/detective ebook series

The acting was on point this is my first time watching Meryl Streep act and it had me on the edge. I got frustrated, angry, to sad and even eagerness from just watching her. It also opens our eyes in moments where the media is accused of sharing false news, this movie contradicts our thoughts into thinking that what press is sharing might be all true. I hope that the media would not take our trust and throw it out the window by writing false news. A small quote from the movie we must always remember. "In the First Amendment, the Founding Fathers gave the free press the protection it must have to fulfill its essential role in our democracy. The press was to serve the governed, not the governors." -Judge Hugo Black

The "Goofs" section caught many of the films flaws. As a native of the DC area and former Washington Post carrier, I caught some more. The bundles of newspapers were way too small. The Post was a huge paper back then. It also bothers me that they didn't film at the real Post building.Regarding the Pentagon Papers, I wasn't too impressed at the time. I must have been taking my final exams at George Mason College at the time or on my way to California. It was only much later that I was aware of their importance.As to the acting, Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks never let you down.