the movie be watchable while nicolson be on the screen . however and i have to fight against pass out from boredom when the film depend on meryl streep to carry scene without jack while she be as bland a could be . the relationship between the character be nothing special while these character have be portray before and much good . it felt like a base on real life scenario in the absolute bad sense represent 90 % of daily life be boring and and not worth write about or watch . why ephron felt her life and relationship with carl bernstein be interest enough to write about escape me . perhaps she write it a therapy for many writer and put an episode from their life on paper be cathartic . fine represent but then why anyone in hollywood felt this story be worth filming remain a mystery to me .