Mesmerizing as Spielberg's direction and Meryl Streep acting may be, the drama about the decision to publish the details in Pentagon Papers, is disappointing.
Spielberg uses his skills to extrapolate a content for a short film into a full blown feature.
The vacuousness and the hypocrisy surrounding the American leadership does not surprise us any more.
You still may not want to miss the post for Spielberg's silken touches and the ability to conjure those magical shots. As Meryl, the owner of Washington post, restlessly mulls over the various options, the camera rises above focusing literally on her head and slowly does an arc, you know that Meryl's head is truly reeling. There are these innumerable shots that can take your breath off.
Then there is Meryl Streep as Kay Graham. To me Kay Graham as found in the movie, defines the ability to Compartmentalize , a true sign of a great leader, an absolute essential for any human being. Meryl infuses so much life into her, a great grand mother, a fantastic mother, a business women, a friend, a great ability to connect with people, a decisive leader, a great listener and communicator, a phenomenal boss, a patriot and a superlative human.
Meryl, I do not know how you do it, but the effortlessness, with which you hardly leave traces of any of your previously enacted characters leaves me dumbfounded. The gait is new, so is the voice, and so are your eyes which speak even when you do not. I just like to understand the homework you do before accepting the role, the way you process information and then execute.
My doubt was resolved yesterday, you are the greatest actor to have ever acted in this planet and probably will be for a long long time.
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