One Pargraph Review: Bobby

Unlike Russ, I came into this movie with high expectations. It seemed like a great cast and a great historical event to examine through film. Also, with all the interwoven plot lines I expected to enjoy the Altman-esk quality. Well, I did enjoy the interwoven plots, but this film was no Altman. It was so overly dramatic it was almost unbearable. I got so tired of the monologues that about half way through the movie I wanted to hit the fast forward button. Given my respect for Robert Kennedy, I felt myself cruel every time I thought "just get to the assassination already!"

One Paragraph Review: Bobby

I came into this movie with pretty low expectations. First-time director — who is normally an actor — combined with a cast of thousands didn't exactly grab my attention. Yet, I didn't think Bobby was all that terrible. It wasn't a particularly good movie from a number of perspectives. The acting was tepid, most of the time. Most of the stories weren't interesting. At times however, especially the end, the scenes are compelling and even a bit moving. I get what the director, Emilio Estevez, was trying to do. Unfortunately though he's not yet Robert Altman. Gosford Park, Bobby is not. But it's not a bad start.

One Paragraph Review: Bobby

My first confession is that I don't like politics all that much and my second confession is that I know absolutely nothing about Robert F. Kennedy. So it was with total ignorance and a little trepidation that I watched Bobby, but was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed it. Bobby does what multi-storyline movies with large ensemble casts should do: tell many stories from different viewpoints while keeping you interested entertained. Where Bobby takes it one step further is by showing how all these different groups of people - an aristocratic American couple, Hispanic kitchen worker, young campaign lieutenants, elderly hotel workers - were all affected by and invested in RFK. Some of the storylines are more interesting than others (in particular, Lindsey Lohan's superflous storyline appeared to be pulled out of somebody's ass just so they could add her into the cast), and I can't speak to the movie's factual accuracy, but it's entertaining to watch.