Review of The Candidate (1972) by Sue G — 16 Jul 2016
The Candidate is a fine film, just not one that feels fully complete. Practically shot documentary-style, The Candidate features a stirring lead performance from Robert Redford as an honest, well meaning political candidate who has no chance to win, so who cares what he says? The film may be fourty years old, but obviously applies heavily to today and is more than worth a watch if you enjoy political films or ones that satirize them.
The film can become quite claustrophobic and chaotic at times, which for me, resulted in the sound being so hard to hear it was grating. Not sure if it was the stream or what, but anyways, the film does a good job creating tension through that as you feel the walls closing in around our candidate.
The film can also be quite funny at times, but again, these do not amount to as good of a film as it could have been because it simply felt far too distant and practically incomplete. That said, I did enjoy The Candidate, even if it did not live up to my expectations.
This review of The Candidate (1972) was written by Sue G on 16 Jul 2016.
The Candidate has generally received positive reviews.
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