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This movie was so incredibly riveting and tense and engaging from start to finish. It's easy to see why the Writers Guild of America ranked this as the 8th greatest screenplay of all time. Paddy Chayefsky has this simple eloquence when it comes to dialogue and although there are numerous long monologues, they never feel exhausting. Rather, they just add this layer of engagement to the movie in a way few screenplays can. Of course, the screenplay wouldn't do much good if the performers reciting the lines aren't top notch. And luckily, they are. I can't think of a single bad performance in the movie. There's a reason why this is one of the only movies that won three of the four acting awards at the Oscars. Of course, the obvious standouts are Faye Dunaway's Diana Christensen and Peter Finch's Howard Beale. That scene where Howard Beale comes into the newsroom, wet hair plastered on his head, just saying, "I"m mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore!" is quite literally the perfect movie scene. There's a reason why that line has become one of the most iconic movie lines of all time. It's just so perfect. I can't think of a single negative thing about this movie. No movie is perfect but this movie definitely comes close to it