Louisiana governor Willie Stark (Sean Penn) wins his office by appealing to the common man and playing a little bit of dirty politics.
September 26, 2006 (Press Release) --
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Louisiana governor Willie Stark (Sean Penn) wins his office by appealing to the common man and playing a little bit of dirty politics. But as he gains more and more power, Stark slowly becomes corrupted by the system he sought to change.
Cast Sean Penn, Jude Law, Patricia Clarkson, Kate Winslet, Kathy Baker, Talia Balsam (more)
Director(s) Steven Zallian
Writer(s) Steven Zaillian
Status In theaters (wide)
Genre(s) Dramas, Theatrical Release, Based On A Novel
Release Date Sept. 22, 2006
Running Time 120 minutes
MPAA Rating PG-13 - for an intense sequence of violence, sexual content and partial nudity.
OUR REVIEW
by Dave White
Who's in It: Sean Penn, Jude Law, James Gandolfini, Patricia Clarkson, Kate Winslet, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Hopkins
The Basics: A populist Louisiana governor (Penn) who came to office railing against the fat cats and the bigwigs and the good ol' boys who corrupted the state guh-vah-ment becomes — stop the presses — corrupt himself. And he does it with a very entertaining Foghorn Leghorn accent and a lot of wild arm-waving.
The Basics: Now we're really into the season of gimme-an-Oscar movies. You can spot them from a mile away. Ensemble casts full of former winners and nominees usually doing some kind of accent, "important" glossy or gritty production design, subject matter that educated adults can feel good about buying a ticket to see, running times of two full hours or more. This one bats a thousand on all of those elements but forgets the compelling-story part of it. If you're going to be about a lot of Not Much, then you might as well be Jackass.
The Point: Politicians are usually corrupt. They're often in the pockets of businesses that make giant campaign contributions. It's really about Halliburton and Bush and Cheney, if you want to talk about subtext. And that has to be the reason for it, otherwise its makers would have just been satisfied to let the original version from 1949 stand alone. It was good enough, and it's on DVD, too. No need for a remake. Especially not one that puts you to sleep.
The Sean Penn Couch-Chew-o-Meter: On a scale of one to 10, with three being Dead Man Walking or Carlito's Way (because there is no such thing as one or two with him) and 11 being I Am Sam (because 10 isn't enough when you're talking about that movie), this one's about a seven. He devours a couple of side chairs and an ottoman, gnawing on one couch leg, but that's about it.
Louisiana Is Like England, But With Gumbo: Hey, Anthony Hopkins, you're supposed to at least try to sound as though you're from the state your movie's set in. You too, Kate Winslet. Jude Law muddles through well enough, and that's a good thing, because none of the rest of whatever energy he has went into a dynamic performance.
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Louisiana governor Willie Stark (Sean Penn) wins his office by appealing to the common man and playing a little bit of dirty politics. But as he gains more and more power, Stark slowly becomes corrupted by the system he sought to change.
Cast Sean Penn, Jude Law, Patricia Clarkson, Kate Winslet, Kathy Baker, Talia Balsam (more)
Director(s) Steven Zallian
Writer(s) Steven Zaillian
Status In theaters (wide)
Genre(s) Dramas, Theatrical Release, Based On A Novel
Release Date Sept. 22, 2006
Running Time 120 minutes
MPAA Rating PG-13 - for an intense sequence of violence, sexual content and partial nudity.
OUR REVIEW
by Dave White
Who's in It: Sean Penn, Jude Law, James Gandolfini, Patricia Clarkson, Kate Winslet, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Hopkins
The Basics: A populist Louisiana governor (Penn) who came to office railing against the fat cats and the bigwigs and the good ol' boys who corrupted the state guh-vah-ment becomes — stop the presses — corrupt himself. And he does it with a very entertaining Foghorn Leghorn accent and a lot of wild arm-waving.
The Basics: Now we're really into the season of gimme-an-Oscar movies. You can spot them from a mile away. Ensemble casts full of former winners and nominees usually doing some kind of accent, "important" glossy or gritty production design, subject matter that educated adults can feel good about buying a ticket to see, running times of two full hours or more. This one bats a thousand on all of those elements but forgets the compelling-story part of it. If you're going to be about a lot of Not Much, then you might as well be Jackass.
The Point: Politicians are usually corrupt. They're often in the pockets of businesses that make giant campaign contributions. It's really about Halliburton and Bush and Cheney, if you want to talk about subtext. And that has to be the reason for it, otherwise its makers would have just been satisfied to let the original version from 1949 stand alone. It was good enough, and it's on DVD, too. No need for a remake. Especially not one that puts you to sleep.
The Sean Penn Couch-Chew-o-Meter: On a scale of one to 10, with three being Dead Man Walking or Carlito's Way (because there is no such thing as one or two with him) and 11 being I Am Sam (because 10 isn't enough when you're talking about that movie), this one's about a seven. He devours a couple of side chairs and an ottoman, gnawing on one couch leg, but that's about it.
Louisiana Is Like England, But With Gumbo: Hey, Anthony Hopkins, you're supposed to at least try to sound as though you're from the state your movie's set in. You too, Kate Winslet. Jude Law muddles through well enough, and that's a good thing, because none of the rest of whatever energy he has went into a dynamic performance.
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