November 17, 2009
its ok sum parts are jokes doh
Alan Rickman, David Strathairn, Giancarlo Esposito
Written and directed by actor Tim Robbins (who also plays the title role), this 1992 mock documentary about an upstart candidate for the U.S. Senate is smart, funny, and scarily prescient in its fores...( read more
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DVD Release Date: October 17, 2000
Stats: 261 reviews
Flixster Reviews (261)
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December 19, 2008At the time Robbins hadn't fine tuned his crazy liberal personality for talk shows; so I cut him some slack.
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February 18, 2007Great songs and a funny and disturbing story. Robbins best attempt at directing, some may complain that it is too politically motivated, but I don't think Robbins was trying to conceal that fact. Some people just complain and complain and complain and complain and complain.
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July 28, 2009Needless to say Alan Rickman was good in this film, but the story wasnt that interesting and I kept falling asleep. Maybe with more Rickman and Jack Black the movie would have been inproved.
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December 3, 2008I'm not a fan of political films, but the sarcasm was right up my alley. THAT and the fact that ALAN RICKMAN delivered the goods (as always).
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Critic Reviews
May 12, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Watching it might be an education for some voters, who will recognize in the movie political techniques they see being practiced all the time in real life. full review
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