Bulworth 1998

Critics score:
75 / 100

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Janet Maslin, New York Times: Bulworth works, with both urbanity and chutzpah, by viewing political puppeteering with an all-purpose jaundiced eye. Read more

Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: What gives Bulworth its unique character is that all this silliness is periodically punctuated by cogent, carefully thought-out mini-manifestos... Read more

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James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Bulworth is an angry movie, but Beatty is savvy enough to recognize that people respond better to comedies than serious "issue films," so he has camouflaged his message beneath the surface of this original, incisive satire. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Bulworth plays like a cry of frustrated comic rage. It's about an archetypal character who increasingly seems to stand for our national mood: the guy who's fed up and isn't going to take it anymore. Read more

Charles Taylor, Salon.com: As writer, director and star, Beatty flails all over the screen, but he's also made the only recent political satire that draws blood. Read more

Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle: A shrewd political observer for decades, Beatty has fashioned a hilarious morality tale that delivers a surprisingly potent, angry message beneath the laughs. Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: It's a sharp, brave movie, a little ragged around the edges, but that's to its advantage. Read more