The American President
by Rob Reiner
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Actor: Annette Bening, Martin Sheen, Michael Douglas, Michael J. FoxDirector: Rob Reiner
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Unknown
Running Time: 114 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-10-28
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Castle Rock
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- Condition: New
- Format: DVD
- Color; DVD; Widescreen; NTSC
Movie Reviews of The American President
Movie Review: One you can watch over and over again
Summary: 5 Stars
An all-star cast delivers in this fantastic movie about a widowed president. Andrew Shepherd has been a popular figure throughout his first term in office. As reelection time nears, the incumbent seems to have a smooth path to a second term...until he starts dating.
Lobbyist Sydney Ellen Wade enters the White House, shoots her mouth off, and embarrasses herself in front of the president. Instead of being offended, he's amused. As the two begin dating, the campaign begins to unravel. Suddenly, the president's popularity is falling, he's fighting with his staff, and his new romance is on the rocks.
This feel-good movie about falling in love and standing up for what you believe in is one you can watch over and over again.
Summary of The American President
AMERICAN PRESIDENT - DVD MovieWhat sounds like a high-concept romantic comedy pitch from hell--widower president falls for smart lobbyist while the world watches--is actually intelligent, charming, touching, and quite funny. Granted, it's wish fulfillment all the way (when was the last time you saw a president who was truly presidential?), but in the capable hands of writer Aaron Sorkin (TV's Sports Night) and director Rob Reiner, The American President is incredibly enjoyable entertainment with quite a few ideas about both romance and the government. Michael Douglas stars as the president, who after three years in office starts thinking about the possibility of dating. When he auspiciously encounters cutthroat environmental lobbyist Sydney Ellen Wade (Annette Bening), sparks begin to crackle and the two begin a tentative but heartfelt romance. Of course, his job gets in the way--their first kiss is interrupted by a Libyan bombing--but darn it if these two kids aren't going to try and make it work! However, they hadn't counted on the president's Republican antagonist (Richard Dreyfuss), who starts carping about family values. The predictable plot--Douglas finally goes to bat for his lady and his country--is leavened by Sorkin's wonderful, snappy dialogue and a light touch from the usually subtle-as-a-sledgehammer Reiner. Both manage to create a believable White House-office atmosphere (with a crack staff including Martin Sheen, Michael J. Fox, Anna Deavere Smith, and Samantha Mathis) as well as a plausible and funny dating scenario. The true success of the movie, though, rides squarely on Douglas and Bening; this is unequivocally Douglas's best comedic performance (ergo his best performance, period) and Bening, usually such a good bad girl, takes a standard career-woman role and fleshes it out magnificently. You can see in an instant why Douglas would fall for her. One of the best unsung romantic comedies of the '90s. --Mark Englehart
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