Bulworth

When I first saw this movie, I was astonished. Not because of its content, not because of its relevance, not because of its comedic portrayal of times in our USA yester-yesterday, yesterday and today, but because Warren Beatty was responsible for the movie! This movie is a great lesson in relevant things that have been wrong and continue to need to be corrected in our beloved USA society. It is always great to learn and laugh at the same time. Now, it was not a lesson for me, but it will be a lesson to most/many. I liken this movie to modern day movies that are teaching valuable lessons while you laugh, like 'The Other Guys', 'The Campaign', etc. I am not sure how many times these lessons can be imparted because old black & white movies have tried (i.e.: 'You Can't Take It With You [with Lionel Barrymore], etc.), but you will definitely enjoy the improbable, unexpected comedy of the movie. Even if the message of the movie escapes you, it is impossible not to enjoy the wit and genius of Bulworth! It is a classic worth visiting and seeing again and again! It is fun with a purpose! Well worth the purchase price (it was a steal!). And there are a lot of good actors in this movie as well! Bravo Warren Beatty! Watch the movie and be totally entertained.

For me this was one of Warren Beattys best performance, but because of the message. Wrapped inside a crazy comedy, we understand why Big Pharma and the Sickcare industry does not want us to have socialized medicine and Obamacare is NOT socialized healthcare by any stretch of the imagination. Its "you buy that expensive health insurance or I will hit you in your pocket just the same", healthcare. Joseph Goebbels would have been proud of the Obama administration. This movie also presents in comedy form, how widespread miscegenation is the only way to truly get rid of racism, which I don't think its true, just look at Latin America, there is still racism there despite 100s of years of miscegenation, but I get the point, black and white becomes more unclear and you should be left with no choice but to judge on character as MLK said. The movie also explains why post-1960s the economic well-being of the African-American community went downhil and so did real leaders such as MLK, Malcolm, Black Panthers, Deacons for Defense, where we are just left with poverty pimps like J. Jackson and A. Sharpton and the Bubba Gump lawyer with their fake Diamond Eugene from the T. Martin case. Great movie, a must watch, you get knowledge and laughs and Warren Beatty rapping throughout the whole darn thing and making political sense while doing it, timeless.

Although made in the 1990s, this movie is even more relevant to today's political climate than it was then. Highly recommend.

It's about a US Senator that is running for re-election. The campaign is going so badly that he has resorted to selling out on his core principles, one of which is a concern for racial justice. As one reporter puts it, he's "an old liberal wine trying to pour himself into a new conservative bottle." Catchy phrase.He's so distraught that he arranges first to take out a gigantic life insurance policy by (pretending) to sell out to some insurance lobbyists, then to hire a hit man to arrange for his assassination, thus making at least his death worthwhile to his daughter that will receive millions from the insurance policy. Given one weekend to live, he figures, why not just tell it like it is and speak the truth?The film works because the idea of an honest politician is at once both fascinating and hilarious, like finding an animal previously thought to be extinct doing something funny in a YouTube video. There's also a generous amount of suspense surrounding his planned death; the film works both in regards to the fact that we are worried how things will play out, and as a running gag line about the hypocrisies of our times. It comes up a little short (just a little) in two regards: a little too much focus on just racial justice (there are lots of important issues, after all) and some downright awkward speeches by some elderly homeless guy who jives at the screen with some largely incoherent truth bombs. It's the sort of thing a good editor should catch. It was not caught.Overall though, I'd recommend the film.

I love this movie it's so funny

Scathing and skewering humorous meditation upon the culture of dishonesty and dirty money in politics and media, and the corrosive effects upon the soul of any individual as well as the nation as a whole,. This movie is a true Gem.

This political satire is rough around the edges, not as polished as Wag the Dog. That said, its very relevant. The senator decides, when he thinks he has nothing more to lose, he starts telling the raw truth. He goes there!Refreshing, funny, at times silly and at times thoughtful.

Lots of funny lines from the politician and his handlers. The romance with Halle B.'s character is a little difficult to believe.