Bob Roberts - An Exercise In Excesses
What more might be expected from a movie made by a Democratic Hollywood extremist? Other than an overblown mess such as this - all aided and abetted by his equally politically loopy actress wife. If you are so blind that you can't (or won't) see beyond the corruption and manipulation of the political left, then you will love this self-adulation, and ego-inflating propaganda piece. If you look for balance in your entertainment then I'm sorry, you won't find any here.
The overall structure is rather sloppy and overly busy, but this is camouflaged by the suggestion that it's all supposed to be a film about a documentary being made (a cleaver way of excusing inexperienced moviemaking). Anything that's as one sided as this will sure please the followers - who will pat each other on the back, but fail to grow outside of their one-eyed viewpoints. Those who want to see America fail and plot its demise, will see this as good fuel for the fire but will also fall with the inevitable collapse, that will take all to the negative sludge pit.
The Tim and Brother David Robins penned songs are corny, and don't do any justice to the Bob Dylan originals they are supposed to be 'inspired' by. Many will be happy to watch, but just as many will be lurching for the door.
The overall structure is rather sloppy and overly busy, but this is camouflaged by the suggestion that it's all supposed to be a film about a documentary being made (a cleaver way of excusing inexperienced moviemaking). Anything that's as one sided as this will sure please the followers - who will pat each other on the back, but fail to grow outside of their one-eyed viewpoints. Those who want to see America fail and plot its demise, will see this as good fuel for the fire but will also fall with the inevitable collapse, that will take all to the negative sludge pit.
The Tim and Brother David Robins penned songs are corny, and don't do any justice to the Bob Dylan originals they are supposed to be 'inspired' by. Many will be happy to watch, but just as many will be lurching for the door.