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Bob Roberts (1992)

September. 04,1992
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Mock documentary about an upstart candidate for the U.S. Senate written and directed by actor Tim Robbins. Bob Roberts is a folksinger with a difference: He offers tunes that protest welfare chiselers, liberal whining, and the like. As the filmmakers follow his campaign, Robbins gives needle-sharp insight into the way candidates manipulate the media.

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TrueHello
1992/09/04

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

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FirstWitch
1992/09/05

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

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Hayden Kane
1992/09/06

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

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Darin
1992/09/07

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

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LeonLouisRicci
1992/09/08

This is a "One Man Show" with Writer/Director/Actor/Singer Tim Robbins Wearing His Liberalism Proudly On His Sleeve. But to Call it a "One Man Show" is Inaccurate in a Minor Chord. The Film is Filled with Cameos of Well Known Faces and Co-Stars Alan Rickman as Robbins Muscle.Most Reviewers and Professional Critics now say that this is Perhaps the most Prophetic Political Satire Ever with the Possible Exception of "Citizen Kane" (1940).Turning the Right Wing and Left Wing on Their Heads, Robbins Plays "Bob Roberts", an Anti-Bob Dylan Folk Singer and Dylan is a LOL Thread Running through this Poke in the Eye at Hypocritical Conservative/Republican "Values".He Sings and Talks of Patriotism, Religion, the Flag, with a Hubris "Fox News" Utilizes with Irony on a Daily Basis. The Movie was made in 1992 and Foreshadowed Tea Party, Donald Trump, and the Current State of the 2016 Presidential Election. It's Uncanny Unveiling of Things to Come is its Strongest Appeal.Sharply Written, Acted, and Paced with the Ominous Destructive Warning of a Hurricane on the Radar, its Only Flaw is the Rather Heavy Handed/Over the Top Inclusion of the Clichéd and Predictable Assassination Attempt that is the Only Thing in this Winner that doesn't quite Work and seems Forced into the Narrative when it wasn't needed.Robbins is Simply Sublime as an Against-Type Portrayal and Gore Vidal as His Political Opponent was some sort of Genius Casting.

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framptonhollis
1992/09/09

"Bob Roberts" is a hilarious and scathing satire that pokes fun at right wing politicians perhaps a little too harshly-but it's still great (and sometimes depressingly accurate) fun. If your politics are anti- Republican/conservative, than you will likely have a ball watching this movie! Right wingers may be a little offended by it, and I can't blame them all too much, since it is so critical of their beliefs, and after a shocking final twist, the main characters are all revealed to be even more scummy than they originally seemed. But, at times, "Bob Roberts" also pokes fun at the media, extreme left wingers (not sure if this satire was intentional, though, but it seems like it), and just the nature politics in general.Tim Robbins writes, directs, and stars in this film-and does a great job, leading a cast of many fine and interesting actors that range from Ray Wise to Jack Black.This is definitely an entertaining watch for those who agree with its politics. For others, it is perfect rage fuel.

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billcr12
1992/09/10

Bob Roberts is political satire at its best, written and directed by Tim Robbins who is hilarious a conservative senatorial candidate running for office in Pennsylvania against a liberal counterpart, Brickley Paiste(Gore Vidal), a casting stroke of genius. Robbins is, of course, well known for his outspoken left wing views. A vicious and personal attack by Roberts on Paiste continue throughout the campaign leading up to the election. Fiction is copying truth in this instance as anyone following the news will understand while watching Robbins actions. Both Vidal and Robbins are caustic and funny but they do manage to deliver a message about what bs all politics is in the end. Depending on which side of the road you live, will probably determine your enjoyment of Bob Roberts; personally I loved it.

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ccthemovieman-1
1992/09/11

Not much as changed, regarding Tim Robbins, his left-wing extremism and his inability to articulate. I recently saw him interviewed and all he could answer - to reporter who asked him a serious question - was, "Well, YOU join the Army!" The man is a typical ultra-Liberal of the last decade: full of hate and insults, but no solutions to anything.Never better was that presented in this lame so-called "satire," which was just another vehicle for a Hollywood Loony Left-winger to expunge his hatred of conservatives, Republicans, Christians, etc. Robbins has the conservative Republican political candidate as a little bit below Neanderthal status. Yup, that ignorant right-winger is a liar, a thief, racist, homophobic, nasty, mean, corrupt and who knows what else. (Little did Robbins know he was describing today's Democratic candidates to a tee!)Robbins tries to disguise his heavy-handed attempts at doing nothing but ingratiating himself with the Liberal Hollywood bigwigs with some folksy songs and says all of this is just a "satire." Puh-leeze. It's obvious what the intent of the film was, and it wasn't for lighthearted laughs. If nothing else, the casting of Gore Vidal tells you something. He's not even an actor, but being a left-wing icon, he gets a role.One thing this movie did well: it gave us a prime example of Hollywood and its extreme political leanings and bias.....and total disdain for the American viewing public, which appropriately turned thumbs down on this propaganda piece.

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