Review of Wag the Dog (1997) by Raveena J — 02 Jul 2010
An entertaining if flawed satire concerning a spin doctor (Robert De Niro) and a Hollywood producer (Dustin Hoffman) and how they come to the aide of the President of the United States after he's accused of having an affair with an underage girl two weeks before the election.
While the pace is appropriately fast-paced, it is deliberately this way so you don't get to thinking about the plot-holes this movie possesses (such as the way the press would cover this story - no one from the press would want to be present in Albania covering it from a first-person perspective?).
It is well-made though, and Hoffman is an absolute blast in this, with enough comic relief put in place (Willie Nelson and Woody Harrelson, to name a few) to compensate for the few problems it has. If you want to see an effective, funny film concerning politics and people's belief in the press - this is the movie for you.
This review of Wag the Dog (1997) was written by Raveena J on 02 Jul 2010.
Wag the Dog has generally received positive reviews.
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