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In 'Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down The White House,' Deep Throat Isn't So Deep

Peter Landesman's film, based on Felt's book, features a stolid but unenlightening performance from Liam Neeson as the FBI official who secretly fed information to reporters.
A Very Particular Set of Skills: Liam Neeson is <em>Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down The White House</em>

"The goddamn punks are running the country!"

That outraged remark, delivered by the upright protagonist of Mark Felt: The, might suggest to some viewers that the movie was made with one eye on the current White House. But that is an interpretation supported by only a few moments in the film, which wrapped production before the 2016 Republican National Convention.

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