October 3, 2009
Nice satire and goofy imitation of W moving up in politics.
Billy Zane, Cheech Marin, Chris Cooper
Set against the backdrop of a mythic "New West," a satire that follows grammatically challenged, "user-friendly" candidate Dicky Pilager, scapegrace scion of Colorado's venerable Senator Jud Pilager, ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: January 11, 2005
Stats: 90 reviews
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June 15, 2008not hugely entertaining but with it being very intelligent it holds your interest right up until the end credits. chris cooper was brilliant as the candidate for senator. kinda reminds you of george bush when you see him speaking in public. must've modelled himself on the very ma...( read more)
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July 18, 2006When watching this film and you see the great Chris Cooper playing a dim-witted politician, you won't be able to help relating it to real life. But this movie goes beyond satirising our incompetent President, it goes beyond just dark humor...it's making a social statement on diff...( read more)
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July 7, 2009Although I appreciate the efforts to implore the audience to see George Dubya in Chris Cooper's character, it's all a little too obvious. Not to mention the rest of the acting is sort of horrible at times and it's too long. It also seems more like a made for TV movie than a featu...( read more)
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July 18, 2009I usually like John Sayles but this one is a little more complicated..and like with all his filmd nothing is ever tied up in a nice bow at the end
..good performance by Chris Cooper..I only wish the movie was more about him instead of the Danny Huston character,still it's an int...( read more) -
February 6, 2009i was so dissapointed...
sayles is usually more than good but here...
the critic about america just failed -
September 19, 2008An idea that usually works well for me, political satire and more or less subtile critisism of our modern society. But this movie doesn't really wrap things up for me, there is to much going on and the focus is lost. There are a couple of great characters, great performances and ...( read more)
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September 29, 2007Part political satire, part thriller. The satire part works, but with about half an hour left the tone seems to change and the result is a little less satisfying. Still the ensemble does good work and it's hard to dislike a Sayles film. Worth a look.
Critic Reviews
September 30, 2004
Claudia Puig, USA Today
September 18, 2004
Marcy Dermansky, About.com
As insightful and biting as Michael Moore’s "Fahrenheit 9/11." full review
September 17, 2004
David Edelstein, Slate
The movie takes off into the comic stratosphere in its first sequence and then slowly sinks to Earth, made logy by its noble means and Sayles' increasing inability to shoot anything but fat clots of u... full review
September 17, 2004
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
The movie's so crowded, the story becomes strangled, and the political message Sayles is clearly aiming for loses its bite. But it's worth seeing, if only for Cooper's performance. full review
September 17, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
[Sayles] shows how lives can be unexpectedly connected, how hidden agendas can slip in under the radar, how information can travel and wound or kill. full review
September 17, 2004
Edward Havens, FilmJerk.com
Sayles at the top of his game, utilizing the same multi-story, multi-culture template which made "Lone Star" so captivating. full review
September 16, 2004
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
Every time Mr. Sayles faces a choice between high-minded didacticism and persuasive drama, you can almost hear him tapping the lectern for your full attention. full review
September 16, 2004
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
The storytelling is slack and lackluster, the cliches rampant. full review
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