Review of Bob Roberts (1992) by Geoff G — 10 Oct 2007
A sharp political satire. Bob Roberts is Tim Robbins' film from start to finish. Robbins plays Bob Roberts - a man whose life has incorporated careers as a folk singer, a stock trader and, in the film, a politician. Bob's political orientation, to borrow a phrase from a friend, slightly right of Ghengis Khan. He is followed through his election campaign by a british documentary film-maker.
While it's Robbins' film, he is well supported by a strong cast - including Alan Rickman, Gore Vidal, Giancarlo Esposito with numerous cameos. The cast is uniformly excellent - all follow the recipe of placing the sharpest satire in the most subtle actions. Paranoid sounding accusations are validated by the tapping of a foot.
At an overt level, this film attacks the right wing. But it can equally be seen as a satire on the evolution of the direction politics is going - regardless of the political orientation of the protagonists.
This review of Bob Roberts (1992) was written by Geoff G on 10 Oct 2007.
Bob Roberts has generally received positive reviews.
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