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Bulworth (1998)

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Reviews Counted:47

Fresh:37

Rotten:10

Average Rating:7.1/10

Consensus: Star and director Beatty's ambitious take on race and politics in 20th-century America isn't perfect, but manages to provide more than its share of thought-provoking laughs.

Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: A surprisingly entertaining political comedy that features a funny and magnetic Beatty as the discouraged politician Bulworth, who has organized his own assassination but, after a three day bender... A surprisingly entertaining political comedy that features a funny and magnetic Beatty as the discouraged politician Bulworth, who has organized his own assassination but, after a three day bender of not sleeping, decides that he wants to live after all. He begins to tell the complete truth at all times, not caring about the potential repercussions of his offensive, yet honest, remarks. Oh yes, of course, and he starts rapping. It's a credit to Beatty that his change of heart seems so believable, and it is this performance that drives the film. All of the supporting players are solid as well, including Berry as a potential love interest who may have ulterior motives, and Platt, who is hysterical as a stressed-out, coked-up campaign aide. The film is an entertaining, well-paced romp that solidifies Beatty's presence as one of Hollywood's most vital and necessary voices. [More]

Starring: Warren Beatty, Halle Berry, Oliver Platt, Don Cheadle

Starring: Warren Beatty, Halle Berry, Oliver Platt, Don Cheadle, Jack Warden, Paul Sorvino, Nora Dunn, Christine Baranski, Michael Clarke Duncan

Director: Warren Beatty

Director: Warren Beatty
Screenwriter: Jeremy Pikser, Warren Beatty
Producer: Pieter Jan Brugge, Warren Beatty
Composer: Ennio Morricone

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Mar 9, 1999

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An over-the-top black comedy about two of the most egregious problems in politics- racism and campaign financing.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
03/03/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

Bulworth's broadsides aren't nearly as shocking as they're supposed to be

Full Review Source: AboutFilm.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Carlo Cavagna
Carlo Cavagna
AboutFilm.com

Manages to courageously and seriously address political issues head-on while remaining a funny and entertaining romp.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
04/02/09
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

A liberal call to action -- a satire driven by equal parts disgust and hope.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
08/11/07
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

one of the hardest-hitting and unblinkingly brave political satires to hit American screens since “Dr. Strangelove.”

Full Review Source: Critics Inc./America Online | comment Comment
08/30/05
Brandon Judell
Brandon Judell
Critics Inc./America Online

Unfolds at an appropriately lively pace.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
01/01/00
Ed Kelleher
Ed Kelleher
Film Journal International

If the film's plot had been based on Shakespearean literature, the movie still would have been displeasing...

Full Review Source: Cinemaphile.org | comment Comment
01/01/00
David Keyes
David Keyes
Cinemaphile.org

... Bulworth is the product of an interesting engaged intelligence operating at or near peak capacity

Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | comment Comment
07/31/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

sometimes ambitious failures are more interesting to watch than modest successes, and, though "Bulworth" may offend... it's unlikely to bore anyone.

Full Review Source: Kalamazoo Gazette | comment Comment
07/02/03
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

Everyone in the film is a cardboard prop for Beatty to lay it into them with his political clichés.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
01/01/00
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

This film has its heart in the right place, but unfortunately no other parts of its anatomy are.

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01/01/00
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