All the President's Men

Data
Title: All the President's Men
Year: 1976
Length: 138 minutes
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Writer: William Goldman, based on a book by Carl Bernstein & Bob Woodward
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford
With: Jack Warden, Martin Balsam, Hal Holbrook, Jason Robards, Jane Alexander
Music: David Shire
Cinematography: Gordon Willis
Editing: Robert L. Wolfe
Oscars: won for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor (Robards), Best Art Direction/Set Decoration and Best Sound; nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress (Alexander) and Best Editing
I saw it: on video, yesterday (have on DVD)
Synopsis: journalists investigate the Watergate break-in

My reaction
Concept: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Story: 3/4 (Good). Would have been great, but it's missing the last act; it suddenly stops right when it's just getting particularly intense, with a headline montage as the only resolution to the story.
Characters: 3/4 (Good)
Dialog: 3/4 (Good)
Pacing: 4/4 (Great)
Cinematography: 3/4 (Good)
Special effects/design: 3/4 (Good)
Acting: 3/4 (Good)
Music: 3/4 (Good)
Subjective Rating: 7/10 (Good, 3/4). Apart from the problem I had with the story, everything is flawless. Nothing ever manages to jump out and make me love it, but it's flawless.
Objective Rating (Average): 3.0/4 (Good)