There are a number of things that make this such a riveting film.
First, it covers a subject of huge importance - whether or not the US government lied in order to justify invading Iraq.
Second - it covers events we all remember vividly, the outing of Valerie Plame as a CIA agent, as a spiteful act by Dick Cheney and Karl Rove's lackeys in retaliation for her husband Joe Wilson's returning from Niger with the truth - that no nuclear materials had been sold to Iraq - rather than the lie the government wanted to perpetrate in order to justify starting a war.
Third, the movie uses real names - no hiding the identity of major players like Scooter Libby, fatty Rove, and many other CIA and government low-lives.
This episode is way more serious, and has been much more destructive, than similar government shenanigans like Watergate and all the other 'gates.
The recent nature of these events cuts both ways. It means we can relate to them more closely than, say, events like Watergate, but it also means we might need a few more years to see if the full truth comes out and the real culprits are properly punished.
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