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Let's Get Frank

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Let's Get Frank (2004)

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Reviews Counted: 13

Fresh: 7

Rotten:6

Average Rating: 6.2/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 75 mins

Genre: Education/General Interest

Theatrical Release:Jul 14, 2004 Limited

Synopsis: LET'S GET FRANK is the story of one of America's most well loved and outspoken politicians. It is also an unprecedented and surprisingly candid look at sexuality and politics at the end of the 20th... LET'S GET FRANK is the story of one of America's most well loved and outspoken politicians. It is also an unprecedented and surprisingly candid look at sexuality and politics at the end of the 20th Century. Filmmaker Bart Everly has spent the past 24 months following U.S. Representative Barney Frank (D-Mass.), one of the nation's few openly gay politicians. With unprecedented and unlimited access to both his professional and personal life, Everly has captured Frank doing what he does best -- being frank! From Capitol Hill to Fire Island, from high-power meetings to being out and about with his boyfriend, Barney Frank is more than just another member of Congress. His journey from closeted official to sex scandal poster boy would have destroyed most politicians. But Frank's sharp wit, outspoken views and down home understanding of politics have made him popular and respected, on both sides of the political fence. Exclusive behind-the-scenes footage show Barney in action on the House floor during the President Clinton's impeachment hearings as well as what's being said on the microphone, and off. LET'S GET FRANK chronicles not only Barney Frank's life, but his unique place in history as one of the top ranking minority members of the House Judiciary Committee during the impeachment hearing. Going head to head daily with Rep. Henry Hyde (R-Ill.), Frank became one of Clinton's most eloquent defenders as well as a near-daily presence on the evening newscast. After all, Barney understands a thing or two about sexual persecution. After coming out in the late 1980s of his own volition, Barney made history by being reelected to Congress as the first openly gay member to serve. Later, in the early 1990s, The Washington Times broke a sex scandal story linking Barney to a male prostitute. Disappointing his enemies who assumed he would just resign and go away, Barney faced this controversy head on, told the truth, and regained respect. Rewarded for his honesty, Barney is now one of the most popular Representatives in the United States, having been reelected to Congress 11 times. LET'S GET FRANK goes right to the heart of the political posturing and sexual hypocrisy of modern American politics. In this age of 'sexual McCarthyism', people living in the public eye are forced to reveal aspects of their private lives. When Bill Clinton's 'sexual indiscretion' was put under a microscope, gay people (including Frank) strongly identified with the President's discomfort and outrage. Clinton's impeachment trial showed us that, even today, public ambitions inspire, or even require, lying, covering up, and shading personal truths for survival -- a quagmire which gay people understand all too well. -- © Bart Everly [More]

Starring: Barney Frank

Starring: Barney Frank

Director: Bart Everly

Director: Bart Everly
Producer: Bart Everly
Composer: Angel

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Enjoyable for everyone except those who think Kenneth Starr investigation was actually fair or balanced.

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04/01/05
Jon Popick
Planet Sick-Boy

A fascinating, entertaining and well-assembled documentary.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
10/06/04
Shirley Sealy
Film Journal International

Frank, who has been told he should do talk radio, is a natural in front of a camera and microphone, and his ease comes across in Everly's film.

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08/27/04
Michael O'Sullivan
Washington Post
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Disappointingly slapdash and spotty in its approach.

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07/27/04
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
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There's nothing new here, but Frank provides a genial reminder that politics doesn't always have to take the low road.

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07/16/04
Jack Mathews
New York Daily News
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It's a fascinating look at power, prejudice and the way politics is really played.

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07/16/04
E! Online

Sure, it’s in essence a love letter to Barney Frank, but from the looks of things, he seems to deserve it.

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07/15/04
Chris Barsanti
Filmcritic.com

Feisty, funny, and smart.

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07/15/04
David Sterritt
Christian Science Monitor

Terrifically entertaining documentary.

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07/15/04
Ken Fox
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Between skirmishes in the Capitol, we get a portrait of the congressman as an openly homosexual man, with Everly's agenda much more about Frank's sex life than his politics.

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07/15/04
John Anderson
Newsday
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Frank is a worthy subject, but this treatment amounts to not much more than a somewhat extraneous sidebar to last month's The Hunting of the President.

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07/15/04
Megan Lehmann
New York Post
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Frustrating lack of context leaves you wanting a lot more in the way of texture.

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07/15/04
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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Indiscriminately shot, set to insufferably caffeinated trip-hop, and edited with the superficial pep of a television magazine show, Let's Get Frank conveys its congressional star as a personality, but not quite a character.

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07/13/04
Ed Halter
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