Jakeroo

But this well-made documentary of 1992 errs when it concludes that Patrick Gray, FBI chief, was the source of informations for reporters Bernstein and Woodward. Earlier this year, Gray's deputy Mark Felty confessed to being Deep Throat. Narrated by Mike Wallace, this compilation of video clips, interviews and commentary is well worth watching. I especially enjoyed the clip of President Nixon shoving one of his own people and stalking away angrily. And Barry Goldwater cuts through the political BS very skillfully. Comments and commentary by Washington Post's Katherine Graham and Ben Bradlee are interesting and insightful. I rated it an 8.

Instead I rated it a 5 because of the loose ends. Lots of twists to the plot just as one would expect with Mike Hammer. But I like my endings tied up neatly and this film doesn't even explain why Hammer was parachuted into Vegas or why that was the only way to get him there.

I rated the 7 episodes from 8 to 10 and gave it an 8 overall (The 7th episode getting the only 10). If there had been more music and less talking, I would have enjoyed it better. Fuller biographies would have been nice too. Marshall Chess is a walking encyclopedia of the old time blues and was the best talker. It was still a great mini-series and well worth watching.