09-01-2020, 06:19 AM
I read some bad reviews on this, so I avoided it for awhile.
Just finished watching it and it turned out to be pretty good and had a hell of an ending(really didn't see it coming until 3/4 in, when it was hinted).
It's about a small town in wisconsin that grabs the attention of a big DC campaign manager.
After seeing a viral video of a man arguing at a town hall meeting for the right to access social programs without having to show ID or proof of citizenship. The democratic campaign manager thinks it's an opportunity to have the man in the video run on the democratic ticket and start to make inroads into "small town red america".
Please though, don't let the politics turn you off(like it did for me). It's actually pretty much down the line poking fun at both sides, the process and just about everything having to do with politics/the media and elections.
Also, the ending was superb. Steve Carell and Rose Byrne(playing steves opposite, the reb campaign manager that gets lured in) act it well and the comedy is suttle, effective and not over the top. I had some reservations seeing this was wrtten and directed by Jon Steward, but like I said, this hit down the middle nicely and really wasn't about one side or the other.
I'd give it a 7 out of 10.
Just finished watching it and it turned out to be pretty good and had a hell of an ending(really didn't see it coming until 3/4 in, when it was hinted).
It's about a small town in wisconsin that grabs the attention of a big DC campaign manager.
After seeing a viral video of a man arguing at a town hall meeting for the right to access social programs without having to show ID or proof of citizenship. The democratic campaign manager thinks it's an opportunity to have the man in the video run on the democratic ticket and start to make inroads into "small town red america".
Please though, don't let the politics turn you off(like it did for me). It's actually pretty much down the line poking fun at both sides, the process and just about everything having to do with politics/the media and elections.
Also, the ending was superb. Steve Carell and Rose Byrne(playing steves opposite, the reb campaign manager that gets lured in) act it well and the comedy is suttle, effective and not over the top. I had some reservations seeing this was wrtten and directed by Jon Steward, but like I said, this hit down the middle nicely and really wasn't about one side or the other.
I'd give it a 7 out of 10.