Aside from the actor portraying the Justice at the beginning of the movie, all of the performances are phenomenal, especially Sam Shepard who plays a very convincing alcoholic, and Robert Culp who puts an exclamation point on the end of a legendary career playing characters that all informed his performance as the corrupt president here. John Lithgow is a great backdrop for Denzel's character's journalism career and Stanley Tucci's evil : words-spoken ratio is off the charts. It is rare to get so good a villain with so few words.
Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington have great chemistry, and you really root for them to win. There are plenty of suspenseful scenes throughout helped by great performances from all the supporting cast.
It's a great political thriller that includes a lot of important social commentary. It's surprising how underrated this film is, and I think time will show it to be appreciated more.
9/10 - One of Pakula's best
Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington have great chemistry, and you really root for them to win. There are plenty of suspenseful scenes throughout helped by great performances from all the supporting cast.
It's a great political thriller that includes a lot of important social commentary. It's surprising how underrated this film is, and I think time will show it to be appreciated more.
9/10 - One of Pakula's best