Average Rating: 6.1/10
Reviews Counted: 48
Fresh: 30 | Rotten: 18
Most of the evidence is more circumstantial than conclusive, but it's still a disturbing portrait of misuse of political power.
Average Rating: 6.2/10
Critic Reviews: 18
Fresh: 11 | Rotten: 7
Most of the evidence is more circumstantial than conclusive, but it's still a disturbing portrait of misuse of political power.
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Filmmakers Michael Paradies Shoob and Joseph Mealey offer an in-depth look at the man many regard as the brains behind George W. Bush's political career -- Karl Rove, a political strategist who has been described as having a "junkyard-dog approach to politics." Bush's Brain is a documentary which follows Rove's career from high school (when he was accused of using dirty tricks to win debate competitions) through his guidance of Bush's campaigns for Texas governor and United States president
PG-13, 1 hr. 20 min.
Aug 27, 2004 Wide
Oct 12, 2004
Tartan Films
All Critics (49) | Top Critics (18) | Fresh (30) | Rotten (18) | DVD (5)
The accusations are alarming and juicy enough to strike up a watchable combo of fear and gall.
This unapologetically partisan documentary is designed to inflame Bush opponents, and it ought to succeed like a bucket of gasoline tossed on a bonfire.
Enlightening and frightening.
Littered with sloppy accusations and one-sided arguments, Bush's Brain, like so many political documentaries of late, is transparently manipulative.
They succeed in presenting a compelling series of dots, to use the current parlance, but they don't succeed in connecting them.
Downright chilling.
Though fairly pedestrian by cinematic standards, Joseph Mealey's Bush's Brain is a workmanlike portrayal of the astonishing influence Karl Rove holds in Republican politics.
A hard-hitting scary propaganda film about Karl Rove.
The accusatory tone becomes overbearing.
An entertaining, if not entirely convincing story about Karl Rove, President Bush's campaign manager, and allegations of dirty tricks.
The movie has no smoking guns, but its circumstantial evidence is quite damning and it traces Rove's political hardball back to Texas state politics.
Seu formato poderia ser mais elegante, mas sua mensagem é forte e inequívoca: a baixa campanha contra John Kerry não é um acaso, é um padrão para Karl Rove.
Directors Joseph Mealey and Michael Paradies Shoob make a persuasive though not incontestable case that Rove directly sabotaged the 1986 Texas governor's race.
It's safe to say that outrage over Rove's behavior will depend on party affiliation, but even the most partisan should find extreme behaviors sickening.
Disorganized, overly reliant on reporter commentary and full of extraneous side trips.
This no-frills documentary has a very specific theme: Karl Rove drives Bush. And He's willing to break rules and people in order to keep Bush in power.
Like Brothers in Arms, the shamelessly softball Kerry doc, Bush's Brain smacks of opportunism, rescued at the last minute from direct-to-video fate.
the best parts of the documentary pertain to rove's early career, it gets a little obvious at the end of the film.
November 6, 2009Let me save you some time. Karl Rove is a sneaky little bastard that knows every trick in the black book of politics.This pretty much put me to sleep.
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