Bob Roberts 1992

Vincent Canby, New York Times: A very funny, sometimes prescient satire of American politics, and of the comparatively small, voting portion of the electorate that makes a Bob Roberts phenomenon possible. Read more

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: A sometimes brilliant if overloaded pseudodocumentary satire. Read more

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: This nose-thumbing mock documentary is so prescient, so astonishingly up-to-the-minute, it creates the eerie effect of having been ripped from tomorrow's headlines. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Watching it might be an education for some voters, who will recognize in the movie political techniques they see being practiced all the time in real life. Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: Bob Roberts is not merely a satirical fictional biopic, but a wry exploration of the relationship between political reality and manufactured image. Read more

Todd McCarthy, Variety: A sort of political This Is Spinal Tap, Bob Roberts is both a stimulating social satire and, for thinking people, a depressing commentary on the devolution of the American political system. Read more

Desson Thomson, Washington Post: Robbins, who scripted and directed, creates more than enough on his own. Bob's un-hackneyed character is the prime case in point. Read more

Rita Kempley, Washington Post: A welcome injection of venom. Read more