Running With Arnold (2007)
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13% of critics liked it
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Award-winning journalist Dan Cox turns his attentions towards filmmaking with this politically-charged documentary exploring the career of the five-time Mr. Universe winner who would go on to conquer Hollywood before being elected as the governor of California. From his early childhood in post-World… More Award-winning journalist Dan Cox turns his attentions towards filmmaking with this politically-charged documentary exploring the career of the five-time Mr. Universe winner who would go on to conquer Hollywood before being elected as the governor of California. From his early childhood in post-World War II Austria to his days as a prize-winning bodybuilder and star of such films as The Terminator and True Lies, Arnold Schwarzenegger has always reached for the stars. Just when it seemed as if his own sidereal sphere couldn't shine any brighter, Schwarzenegger stunned his critics by winning the special recall election that would place him in charge of the world's fifth largest economy in November of 2003. In the following years Schwarzenegger's film career would take a back-seat to his political duties, yet his sordid past would leave many wondering whether he truly possessed the qualifications to fill such a demanding role, or if he had simply coasted into the high-level position on the trajectory of his former role as an iconic action star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Dan Cox
- Written By
- Dan Cox, Jerry Decker
- Genres
- Documentary, Special Interest
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Feb 9, 2007 Wide
- Studio
- Madman Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle
No one says filmmakers have to be objective, but there's a point where you can alienate even those who agree with you. This picture eventually goes off the rails, and it's likely to please only the most virulent of Schwarzenegger haters.
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Kevin Crust, Los Angeles Times
Perfectly in tone with election season, Dan Cox's documentary plays like a 30-second political attack ad (at 144 times the length), rehashing the accusations that have been bouncing off the Austrian-born movie star for years.
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Andrew L. Urban, Urban Cinefile
The naïve clarity of the bias makes the film a bit more fun to watch, as Dan Cox takes the baseball to Arnie' image and his persona with a relish
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Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Daily News
This is a would-be hatchet job that's too petty to cut past the Governator's protective beefcake.
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Geoff Berkshire, Metromix.com
Even if you sympathize with the movie's politics, it's impossible to embrace its hysterical approach.
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Cast
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Alec Baldwin
as Narrator
- Danielle Craig
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
