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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The Candidate with Robert Redford concerns itself with the basis on which the American masses looks to their political candidates. It does this through the lawyer Bill McKay (Robert Redford), who is asked to run for US Senate for California running. A hopeless candidate who runs against an experienced oldtimer, only to find that that situation allows him to do things his way and not the "good ol' fashioned way". Along the way he is faced with the typical battle between victory vs. conscience.
The Candidate is an entertaining, funny, witty and clever film with a strong performance by the young Robert Redford. If you like hard hitting comments on todays society than this little gem is definitely for you.
Enjoy.
The Candidate is an entertaining, funny, witty and clever film with a strong performance by the young Robert Redford. If you like hard hitting comments on todays society than this little gem is definitely for you.
Enjoy.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is a great film regardless of the format and, it should be required viewing before a US or UK election.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Political movies can come across as overly stuffy. That said having watched Charlie Wilson's war and now this lately on TCM I'm beginning to take a liking to the genre. Part satire, part drama Robert Redford once again doesn't dissappoint in a brilliantly written movie. An oscar winning screenplay for a previous scriptwriter of a senator no less, the film offers a insiders view of contemporary politics and the nature of the beast.
Now I've read alot of reviews which say the overall message and tone for the movie is cyncical but I seem like the only one anywhere who took a positive message from the movie.
Long story short, Billy McCay is a passionate environmentalist lawyer who becomes railroaded into campaigning for a senatorial seat against a stuffy, almost stereotypical republican douche. During the campaign his values become compromised into oblivion and cheap slogans...
I don't want to ruin the story but am I wrong in saying the whole point in being elected to represent the people always carries an inheent risk of compromising your values? McCay's character comes across as more tired from campaigning than cynical and a father son reuniting on the political trail was heartwarming.
I don't know how you will interepret the movie but I enjoyed it immensely. Its like a train that gets faster and faster and Redford carries everyone through to a fine result. 9/10
Now I've read alot of reviews which say the overall message and tone for the movie is cyncical but I seem like the only one anywhere who took a positive message from the movie.
Long story short, Billy McCay is a passionate environmentalist lawyer who becomes railroaded into campaigning for a senatorial seat against a stuffy, almost stereotypical republican douche. During the campaign his values become compromised into oblivion and cheap slogans...
I don't want to ruin the story but am I wrong in saying the whole point in being elected to represent the people always carries an inheent risk of compromising your values? McCay's character comes across as more tired from campaigning than cynical and a father son reuniting on the political trail was heartwarming.
I don't know how you will interepret the movie but I enjoyed it immensely. Its like a train that gets faster and faster and Redford carries everyone through to a fine result. 9/10
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special edition?
I will give the dvd five stars on the basis of the quality of the film. It deserves nothing less. But I just wish under the radar classics like this film would not only get the... Read more
Published 20 months ago by matt1971
Right ratio, after all?
"DVD Compare" webpage calls this particular DVD "open matte", not "pan-and-scan". It means it was filmed this way to accomodate later tv-broadcasting and/or videopresentation. Read more
Published on 11 Oct 2009 by Krokfors
An interesting film
Enjoyed the film and it's political games - much akin to what is happening now - especially the final comments.
There should be a special edition - this has nothing more
There should be a special edition - this has nothing more
Published on 26 April 2009 by T. J. Laven
Growing with Age
As previous reviewers have noted this film is presented bare-bones. However, if you haven't seen this movie, I'd still recommend picking it up, especially if you're a fan of New... Read more
Published on 4 Feb 2009 by W. Leitch
One of the great movies - but wrong aspect ratio
The Candidate was and remains one of the great movies about politics and has one of the two best last lines in movie history (the other being Some Like It Hot's "Nobody's... Read more
Published on 19 July 2007 by Wendy M. Grossman
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