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Al Franken: God Spoke (2006)

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Reviews Counted:54

Fresh:32

Rotten:22

Average Rating:5.9/10

Consensus: This documentary traces Franken's transformation from humorist to activist with entertaining, if uneven, results.

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Musical & Performing Arts

Theatrical Release:Sep 13, 2006 Limited

Synopsis: From his USO tour in Iraq, to the studios of liberal radio network Air America and on the campaign trail, filmmakers Nick Doob and Chris Hegedus are granted entre to one of the most effective... From his USO tour in Iraq, to the studios of liberal radio network Air America and on the campaign trail, filmmakers Nick Doob and Chris Hegedus are granted entre to one of the most effective political satirists of our time. Franken fearlessly confronts pundits and politicians, blurring the boundaries between political satire and impassioned citizenry. Featuring a host of beltway big mouths including Ann Coulter, Michael Moore, Al Gore, John Kerry, Robert Kennedy Jr., Sean Hannity, William Safire, Karen Hughes and Henry Kissinger, the film is an hilarious look behind the front lines of the media wars during the most contentious election in recent history. But ultimately, the film is a personal drama of transformation, as Al Franken leaves his comedy days behind and moves from his seat in the sidelines to become a contender inside the political ring. --© Pennebaker Hegedus Films [More]

Starring: Al Franken, Ann Coulter, Sean Hannity, Michael Medved

Starring: Al Franken, Ann Coulter, Sean Hannity, Michael Medved, Michael Moore, Al Gore, John Kerry, Henry Kissinger

Director: Nicholas Doob, Chris Hegedus

Director: Nicholas Doob, Chris Hegedus
Studio: Balcony Releasing

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09/23/06
Jonathan W. Hickman
Jonathan W. Hickman
Entertainment Insiders

... best viewed as an investigation of the phenomenon of ideological celebrity, with Mr. Franken as a willing case study.

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09/12/06
A.O. Scott
A.O. Scott
New York Times
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Franken doesn't allow the knee-jerk predictability of his liberal pronouncements to deflate the great gasbag that he becomes as the movie proceeds.

Full Review Source: San Jose Mercury News | comment Comment
10/05/06
Bruce Newman
Bruce Newman
San Jose Mercury News
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Existing in the moment without inquiry or challenge, cinéma vérité fosters exactly the sort of refusal to think beyond the immediate that this film criticizes in right-wing dittoheads.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
09/21/06
Charles Taylor
Charles Taylor
L.A. Weekly

cheated of some much-needed integrity

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
09/13/06
Chris Cabin
Chris Cabin
Filmcritic.com

A better, less passé film about Al Franken's wife Franni forming the backbone of her husband's career lies dormant here, as does the man's rebel spirit.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
08/29/06
Ed Gonzalez
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine

When he's on, he's hot, and when he's not, he's not.

Full Review Source: Greenwich Village Gazette | comment Comment
09/15/06
Eric Lurio
Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette

The movie never gets around to answering its central question: namely, why has Mr. Franken decided to go to Washington?

Full Review Source: Premiere Magazine | comment Comment
09/14/06
Ethan Alter
Ethan Alter
Premiere Magazine

But Kerry did not win, and for Franken fans, the target audience here, the memory of that event may hurt too much to laugh.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
09/15/06
Jack Mathews
Jack Mathews
New York Daily News
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With his nearly nonstop, self-congratulatory monologues and his seemingly insincere attitude, he comes off as every bit as much an insufferable blowhard as his conservative counterparts.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
10/20/06
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

A cinema-verite portrait that proves more celebratory than revelatory.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
03/13/06
Joe Leydon
Joe Leydon
Variety
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Somewhere beneath this hollow shell lies a real film about a gentle rebel with a cause.

Full Review Source: CinemaBlend.com | comment Comment
09/04/06
Joshua Tyler
Joshua Tyler
CinemaBlend.com

What I was really itching for was for him to leave the political battlefield long enough to give us a scripted stand-up act as he'd do it for an audience at The Improv.

Full Review Source: Cinema Signals | comment Comment
08/06/06
Jules Brenner
Jules Brenner
Cinema Signals

There's a story to be told in Al Franken's transformation from smarty-pants Saturday Night Live personality to political commentator on the scrappy liberal radio station Air America, but Nick Doob and Chris Hegedus ... fail to find it.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
09/14/06
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Neither as adroitly funny as Franken's comic routines, nor as notable as his conversion to the fine art of politics, this is a 90-minute 'What If?' with no discernible answer.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
10/08/06
Marc Savlov
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle

Most of this doc is content to wander through Franken's recent show-biz resume, to no particular end.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
10/05/06
Michael Phillips
Michael Phillips
Chicago Tribune
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