Directed by:
Barry LevinsonScreenplay:
Barry LevinsonCinematography:
Dick PopeComposer:
Graeme RevellCast:
Robin Williams, Christopher Walken, Laura Linney, Jeff Goldblum, David Alpay, Tina Fey, David Ferry, Sasha Roiz, Kim Roberts, James Carville, Shawn Roberts (more)VOD (2)
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Williams stars as Tom Dobbs, the host of a comedy talk show who, fed up with the political system, suddenly decides to run for president. So off he goes on a national bus tour, joined by his manager, Jack Menken (Christopher Walken), and his head writer, Eddie Langston (Lewis Black), bringing his message of change to an eager public. Meanwhile, Eleanor Green (Laura Linney), who works for Delacroy, the company that has developed the voting machines being used by the government, discovers a serious glitch in the program that alters the results of the election. She tries to tell the company's CEO (Rick Roberts) and chief counsel/spokesman (Jeff Goldblum), but they want everything hushed up so their stock prices aren't affected and their upcoming international deal goes through. Unable to hold back the truth, Green looks to Dobbs for help while being hunted down by Delacroy. (official distributor synopsis)
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Robin Williams is absolutely brilliant in this film, and it also deals with quite interesting and serious subject matter. I must say that I really enjoyed it. The way the ending was portrayed may be excessively moralistic, but I think it's a shame that this film went somewhat unnoticed. It's not a masterpiece, but some of the ideas presented here are really worth it. However, it's a bit sad that what stands out the most are Robin Williams' stand-up performances, which are truly great. Did I mention that before? Well, he really is.
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