“Truth” is a newsroom thriller. It tells the true tale of the crack team of reporters who tracked a paper trail to determine whether George W. Bush shirked his Vietnam War military duties or not.
It also depicts how much journalism has lost it’s bite since ‘70s superstar Robert Redford played Watergate’s super-reporter Bob Woodward in “All The President’s Men,” 40 years ago. Here, Redford plays super-anchor Dan Rather. We’ll come back to investigative journalism’s aging and tooth loss.
The Heart of the Matter
It begins with a CBS “60 Minutes” episode, where award-winning producer Mary Mapes (Cate Blanchett) has host Dan Rather talk about Dubya’s military records.
Robert Redford as Dan Rather. Lisa Tomasetti/Sony Pictures Classics
