Bob Roberts
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Movie Reviews of Bob Roberts
Movie Review: Hilarious! Tim Robbins at his best!
Summary: 4 Stars
This movie is for those of us who like politics and can enjoy a good laugh at its expense. Each candidate in some ways manipulates the media and Bob Roberts is a guy who pulls out all the stops and never quits manipulating the press. His stunts are far out there...or are they? and hysterical all at once. A must see!Movie Review: Scariest Horror Movie Ever
Summary: 5 Stars
A Brave New World for American Politics, but no where near as far flung as Huxley, and much more frightening. This is the Christian Right's manual for taking over the country...Movie Review: Funny Movie
Summary: 4 Stars
Bob Roberts is a funny movie. I've seen it at least 5 times. The folk songs are especially hilarious. This movie is enjoyable if you don't take everything at face value. The movie's premise is a fake documentary about a Republican Senate candidate in Pennsylvania. Following him throughout the campaign is very humerous. The only bad thing I can say about Bob Roberts is that it has a tremendous liberal slant, and it will be really offensive to any Republican that watches it. The movie was made with an obvious liberal Democrat agenda. However, if you watch it strictly for entertainment value, it's a pretty good satire.Movie Review: Excellent: The sad truth of American politics
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a most important film I fisrt saw it in the cinema when it came out during the Bush/Clinton Campaign. A timely release. I have rented it several times after that and finally bought it from Amazon. I can't say enough good things about it!I'm glad I did. Tim Robbins is remarkable. He has his finger on exactly what happens in the political arena in the United States. He assails the media and the political system in such a real way it is easy to believe it is a genuine documentary. Because it is so well done, it makes one shudder to see so much truth portrayed and illustrated in one two hour sitting.
Very entertaining yet great for any University level Poli-Sci course and any film course. Tim Robbins wrote it and apparently all of the songs too. Listen carefully to the lyrics. Tim Robbins illustrates what is truly being said by many Americans in an un-subtle way, yet so many Americans dont seem to hear it!
Again, an important, yet disturbing film. A must see for every American and member of any "Democracy." If there really is such a thing!
Movie Review: Commedable But Too Obvious!
Summary: 4 Stars
I loved the wry, Republican-bashing in this film, but did it have to spell everything out in caps? We were quite aware of Bob Roberts' packaging concept without it having to be explained to us by various characters, especially so humorlessly. John Cusack's little lecture was especially patronizing.Being spoon-fed a message only diminishes your enjoyment of a film, especially a satire. But I'm opposed to it on more than aesthetic grounds. Mainstream Americans hate liberals because they see us as elitist, condescending, and a little contemptuous of them. Heavy-handed films like this only reinforce that image.