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| Man of the Year | | Date Created: Oct 21, 2006, 12:32 PM |
I just saw the movie Man of the Year. The idea intrigued me. I wanted to see what Robin Williams and Barry Levinson would do with the concept. It resonated with the problem of who a libertarian or anyone who can't vote Republicrat should vote for.
In general, it's best to see a movie without reading all the reviews first. I'd only see the promo trailers for this one. Roger Ebert (who must be barely functioning) hasn't reviewed it that I can find. The best review I've seen (after seeing the movie) is this one.
From what comments I'd seen I could sense that liberals didn't like the movie but I couldn't tell why. Having seen it I can see why. Here's why:
Hollywood.com Says
Vote early, vote often, just don’t vote for Robin Williams for president. This Man of the Year squanders the electorate’s time and patience by refusing to put forth a clear-cut political agenda.
Translated that means it put forth no clear-cut liberal agenda.
The movie isn't great. It has parts that don't work and aren't believable. It's disjointed. There's no good development of Williams' (as the political comedian) motivation to run. The attempt to mesh a comedy with a thriller doesn't really work. What political agenda Williams' character does discuss is typical progressive (but not radical enough) leftist stuff that isn't enough for the rabid anti-Bush crowd.
There are some laughs and some strong moments too. The SNL setup was inspired particularly with the new TV shows like 30 Rock also playing off SNL. Ultimately the same problem Williams has with why he's running is what also makes one wonder why this is a movie. About all it end up with is a plea for term limits or voting against the incumbent.
Maybe that's all we can do. Rather sad isn't it? Once again, the problem is Big Government, not who's in office at the moment. But that's just like the liberals expecting Williams to scale the barricades and promote revolution for the hell of it. I guess we'll have to settle for a few laughs about the situation.
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