Crawford (2008)
Average Rating: 7.6/10
Reviews Counted: 5
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 0
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Release Date: Oct 6, 2008 Wide
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Filmmaker David Modigliani explores the impact of the presidency on the small town of Crawford, Texas (population 705) after President George W. Bush declares the once-sleepy community his "home" away from the White House. Shortly after then-governor Bush purchased a ranch in Crawford back in 1999, the insular community began to experience an enormous boom. Later, as Bush began his bid for the presidency, he used the town as a means of justifying his folksy, down-home image. But as new shops
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Unlike many political documentaries, this big-hearted, well-made film is genuinely interested in understanding both sides.
shows a skilled hand at documentary filmmaking, entertaining above all
Focuses not on stereotypes but on human beings, who are a lot more complicated than red-and-blue, and the way political strategies touch their lives.
Modigliani is there from the beginning which helps bring potency and unexpected tragedy to the lives of both Bush's local supporters and his dissenters.
Immensely even-handed, entertaining, and because of the heroic determination of soft-spoken Misti Turbeville, incredibly affecting.
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