Up until the third act of the film, which deviates somewhat from the mockumentary style the rest of the film has, this is a very enjoyable and quite relevant political sature.
I'll steal from the plot description and agree that this film was shockingly prescient. I knew I was seeing something special when I viewed this in a theatre, in 1992. Hilarious, scary, and spot-on, the jingoistic machinations of Robbins character is only one step away from our current paradigm (take away the clever folk singer part, and who do we have? Hmm?) Brilliant performances, stellar writing and direction--this film cemented Tim Robbins into my world of role models. I watched this again a couple of years ago, and the final segment moved me to tears, because it provided a new commentary on all of the insanity going on right now in Washington, and in Iraq.
A serious satire about politics and I don't blame Tim Robbins for not ever releasing the Bob Roberts' conservative folk songs. Someone might take them seriously.
This movie is a good satire of American politics. There is a special bonus if you are a fan of Bob Dylan because of lot of the songs are parodies of his work.
Great 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.
very sharp political satire written and directed by Tim Robbins...shot in "mockumentary" style similar to "This Is Spinal Tap"...Robbins plays a character who is the direct opposite of his real-life political beliefs...well worth watching.
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