20 out of 26 people found the following review helpful:

Okay film made better with the cast

A Customer from London, 29th October, 2006

The film has so many good actors and the main reason for watching this was for sean penn who is such a good actor and he definitely makes the film better than it could have been. Jude Law is very good too. It is just a shame the film did not have a good editor working on the script and the length of the film too

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9 out of 12 people found the following review helpful:

Thought Provoking....

Ronan from Southampton, Hampshire, 8th May, 2007

This is a Politically thought provoking movie, so if you rent it thinking it's 'Action, Action, Action' You are going to be dissapointed. You have to watch and listen very carefully to the dialogue or you will lose the plot/storyline very quickly. The acting was suberb.

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8 out of 8 people found the following review helpful:

Penn's Political Panache

Charles Brickley from Andover, Hampshire England, 6th August, 2007

This film made a change in that it was a remake that was a credit to the previous Black & White version starring Broderick Crawford as well as a fine interpretation of the original story by Robert Penn Warren (any relation to Sean?). As for the man himself, Sean Penn acted his socks off playing the central character, Willie Stark, the ordinary hick who storms the American Political Machine to achieve benefits for his fellow hicks. Based on the true story of Huey Long who became Governor of Louisianna and then a US Senator before being assassinated, this version does not dwell so much as its predecessor upon the political corruption of the central character but relates to his oratory and the opposition from the conservative opposition that he encountered. The photography was excellant and there was a good supporting cast, however in my opinion it just lacked that little extra that would have made it a five star film. Well worth the money, I do not think that you will have the time to be bored by this swift moving political drama .

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7 out of 7 people found the following review helpful:

A Political Drama

nutcase from , 27th September, 2007

As soon as you know this film is a political drama set in Louisiana you can discount most of the negative reviews as they clearly did not know these facts before watching the movie. It is not overly complicated nor overly talky or dull. Granted it does not have the action quotient of a Seagal movie nor the plot complexity of an episode of Shaun the Sheep, but it is not a difficult watch. Often bad reviews are very helpful; but not in this case. The film is fine.

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didnt like it at all

cynilicious from , 17th October, 2008

cant say much about this movie fell asleep within 5mins of playing the movie..definitely not my style...sorry cant contribute much to it

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Powerful movie ...

Philip Sanders from Rochester, UK, 17th October, 2008

Superbly acted and holds in a grip like vice until the end .. well worth watching ...

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Very Good

A Customer from Hertfordshire, UK, 9th October, 2008

I thoroughly enjoyed this film. A good, engaging story about how power corrupts. Good performances throughout the star cast. Well worth a look

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sean penn - great

soz from , 27th September, 2008

Sean Penn was brilliant with accent and acting. The story i couldn't really understand fully and i sure it would have been better if a did. But it appears he is duped into standing for election and its how it effects everyone around him. Some bits take you by surprise and then ending certainly does. Its a good watch.

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