Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore Reviews
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Como documentarista, Popper curiosamente reflete as virtudes e fragilidades de seu protagonista: tem o coração no lugar certo, mas demonstra inexperiência ao criar uma narrativa com certo carisma, mas claramente amadora.
| Original Score: 2/5
Los Angeles CityBeat
... by-the-numbers and effective, if a bit overlong ...
Top CriticMr. Smith captures ground-level political machinations in an utterly fascinating way. The question raised by the title makes for an interesting, if possibly disheartening, debate.
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| Original Score: 4/5
L.A. Weekly
For all its rah-rah David-vs.-Goliath populism, Can Mr. Smith understands that even an uncorrupted outsider like Smith must master the art of campaign gamesmanship to be successful.
Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore? is an amusing case study in youthful enthusiasm for the electoral process, but this modest documentary skips the weighty issues posed by its namesake, the Frank Capra 1939 drama.
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| Original Score: 2.5/4
[Director Frank] Popper sticks close to the fierce campaigner and his young, mostly inexperienced staffers, capturing all the energy, idealism, dour humor, and unreasoning hope of a Cinderella candidacy.
The movie is breezy, fun and keeps comin' at ya. Politics needs more of this and less of what went on in Ohio.
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| Original Score: 2.5/4
A rousing, sometimes funny, frequently depressing documentary.
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| Original Score: 3.5/4
Kansas City Star
Warm, funny, informative, breathlessly paced and inspiring.
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| Original Score: 3.5/4
Although the outcome is public record, pic is undeniably gripping as it reveals a distressing degree of voter complacency.
Director Frank Popper has made a lively, engaging nail-biter of a film that recalls The War Room in its candor, intimacy and breathless pace.
Film Threat
Very enjoyable debut feature...Popper's camera captures the angst of the grassroots crusade in its massive slog for integrity on the campaign trail.
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| Original Score: 4.5/5
