Blucher One of the worst movies I've ever seen

Aubrey Hackett While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

Juana what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

adonis98-743-186503 Henry Hackett is the editor of a New York City tabloid. He is a workaholic who loves his job, but the long hours and low pay are leading to discontent. Also, publisher Bernie White faces financial straits, and has hatchetman Alicia Clark, Henry's nemesis, impose unpopular cutbacks. Henry's wife Martha, a hugely pregnant former reporter of his, is fed up because he has so little time for his family. He is therefore considering an offer from Paul Bladden to edit a paper like the New York Times, which would mean more money, shorter hours, more respectability...but might also be a bit boring for his tastes. But a hot story soon confronts Henry with tough decisions. The Paper is half dramatic and half funny and it lands perfectly thanks to a great performance by Michael Keaton and a good supporting cast although i do think that Spotlight was way way better more serious and more disturbing but i like this kind of movies anyways. The problem here is that the film doesn't have many memorable scenes, the cast is talented sure but in the end is sweet to look at but honestly i expected more as a movie and this whole thing with the murder takes the movie kinda off but in the end it's still a pretty good Ron Howard - Michael Keaton movie would i buy it on DVD tho? Honestly no but still it deserves better than a 6.6 that's for sure!!

Bowserb46 I think this is another underrated and under-seen movie. Twenty years old now (2015) but it plays nearly as well now as 20 years ago.This movie has it all. The writing is exceptional, with believable dialog and totally true to life little office stories going on in the background. Truly a cast of top actors. Michael McDougal might be Randy Quaid's best part. Also, Michael Keaton, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Marisa Tomei,plus the lesser supporting parts all written and acted well. I wonder what it would cost to get that cast together in a movie today!And kudos to Ron Howard. Even in 1994, he had come a long way since Grand Theft Auto! He, may be the next Mike Nichols--a director who has as much ability to attract and audience as the actors.

TxMike This movie came out right ahead of the surge of DVDs and the phasing out of VHS. It also was a couple of years before I retired, and we weren't watching many movies then. So we missed this one. Finally, today we saw it, very enjoyable with some of our favorite actors.Michael Keaton is Henry Hackett, news editor for a fictitious 2nd-tier newspaper in New York. He is somewhat of a workaholic, to the dismay of his pregnant wife who seldom sees him arrive on time for anything. Now she fears she will be virtually alone to raise their child. Marisa Tomei is his wife, Martha Hackett, in this role right near the same time she won an Oscar for her role in "My Cousin Vinney." She was in her 20s, while Keaton was already in his early 40s. But they make a good match in this newspaper movie.There are several themes, one being Henry's opportunity to leave for a better-paying job with a larger New York paper. Also his feud with the managing editor, the "bean counter" worried about cost, Glenn Close as Alicia Clark. But the core newspaper story involves two men being gunned down in their car, and two young black students being seen near the car. They didn't do it, but were arrested and Henry wants to get to the bottom of the real story, while Alicia wants to get the paper out on deadline. After all the union drivers are waiting, and it costs $12,000 for every half hour they delay!Always reliable Robert Duvall is Bernie White the publisher, fighting his own battles, prostate cancer and an estranged daughter.All in all a good movie.

long-ford 'The Paper' is solid entertainment. The film shows the high tension jobs of reporters working in a big city tabloid paper. The plot is rather implausible, but the film has a cracking pace and good performances all round. Michael Keaton is dynamite as the workaholic editor of the paper who's immersed in his job and neglecting his pregnant wife Marisa Tomei. Robert Duvall, Glenn Close and Jason Robards all do well in supporting roles. The ending is full of loop-holes but somehow manages to work. Worth watching for it's energy and fine acting.Overall 7/10