Bulworth

This is a must see movie. It explains exactly how the political world thinks and works but with a different twist to it.

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.

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.

Though dated and corny in today's world, this was a fun way to address political corruption and the widespread assimilation of urban culture into the broader American population in the late 90s. Anchored mostly, or possibly only by a zany Oliver Plat and the gorgeous eye-candy of Hally Berry; the movie doesn't hold up to time. Warren Batey is fun but ultimately a caricature of a character. His acting chops do make a few sparse appearances and show that this could have been an even better film, however, the topics it hopes to address are too large for any light-hearted comedy ever to nail.Being a person who lived in the city, and who recalls fondly rap music and culture becoming a large part of all American youth culture, I enjoyed Bullworth both in the 90s, and now. I think only fans of quirky 90s cinema who lived in the era may appreciate it, as nearly 20 years later these topics have come to a head, and are no laughing matter, but headlines. People who don't recall the late 90s as a time when the internet and television fueled a fascinating feeding frenzy for anything urban might just find this flick a waste of time or downright offensive.

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.

Other than a few forced silly moments, this is the sharpest, darkest, bravest,most disturbing political satire out of Hollywood since "Network".This is Beatty's career best performance by far, making his rapidly breakingdown liberal US Senator into a character simultaneously howlinglyfunny, pitiable, admirable, wince-inducing, pathetic and horrifying.Beatty has made a film that walks the razor's edge right along with its leadcharacter, using deliberately provoking racial and cultural stereotypes at thesame time it shreds them.This isn't a polite "the system needs fixing" movie, it's an in-your-face screamthat the system as we know it is broken, perhaps beyond all repair. That ideaseems only more timely now.

This film is an excellent one. It is one of those rare films that manages to mesh satire, drama and message in a way that makes you feel you've watched something with a purpose, yet still you have been entertained.Warren Beatty performs admirably as the senator that has nothing to live for, and who stirs up a hornet's nest by breaking out of his assigned political role of telling lies to the public and bowing to the will of big business, thinking that his life will end. His struggle to regain his life makes the story come alive with stark drama to balance the wit and cleverness of the comedy, and without spoiling the ending I will say that it is a masterpiece.This may not be the best movie EVER, but it is incredibly well put together, which easily makes it top of the class of political satire.

Bulworth's strange behaviour made the least of what might have been a penetrating socio-political commentary. It has is good moments, but overall, Warren Beatty let himself down a little with this one.

pokes fun at corruption in politics

Brill movie