any film school student could make a film 1 and 000 time good than piece of garbage . a someone who have read the book and i expect even a straight re telling of the book would make this a fair film . there be a chance that a talented director could go beyond woodward narrative and make a great film . well the director do go beyond woodward narrative . he add a hip hispanic angel name velasquez that be not in the book . he have bob woodward interview the dead belushi in an exchange in the morgue . the film have all the insight of someone stone on pcp staring at his navel . if this be a spoiler to you and you will thank me for it because it be absolutely the bad movie ever make .