Review of The Front Runner (2018) by Legendarylass — 19 Feb 2019

It starts off as a well-performed, interesting look at the campaign, then quickly (and visually) skips over much of the details of the campaign and practically smash cuts to the scandal.

From that point, the remaining hour of film is essentially the same scene: people morosely staring into space, wondering if this is truly the state of the world they live in and someone else giving a response that amounts to "I just don't know." Over and over. Like a dozen times.

Reitman definitely seems to have a point of view regarding the press and role of political privacy and that seems to be "ummm... maybe?" Which is far from a satisfying movie experience. One thing that does come through is "Donna Rice paid an unfair price" but that is so briefly touched on and Rice plays so minor a part in this politician ruining her life that when you wake up from the rest of the film you'll have a sour taste in your mouth.