Far too obvious, both in its execution and agenda.
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06/17/04
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The Hunting of the President (2004)
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Reviews Counted:56
Fresh:41
Rotten:15
Average Rating:6.3/10
Consensus: Though this doc has an obvious partisan bias, it presents a compelling case.
Theatrical Release:Jun 18, 2004 Limited
Synopsis: Adapted from the book of the same title, this documentary uses dramatic narration (via actor Morgan Freeman), ominous music, and humorous stock footage to develop tension, drama, and outrage in... [More]
Director: Harry Thomason, Nickolas Perry, Douglas Jackson
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Reviews for The Hunting of the President
Top CriticA powerful indictment of the New Right and most effective piece of election-year propaganda.
07/23/04
The filmmakers here don't rely on their own personal opinions and biases as much as they deal with simple facts and statistics documented in archival news footage, freely available in the public domain.
08/27/04
a passionate and worthy assault on an ugly period in our history
06/26/04
This is a cautionary tale that needs to be told, about how a truly unsavory group of characters almost staged a legal coup d'etat. It's scary stuff.
08/08/04
Too cheesy and clumsy to have earned a theatrical booking outside of a few film festivals and fund-raisers without the profitable precedent of 'Fahrenheit 9/11'...
08/17/04
Feels defensive and belated.
08/12/04
Top CriticMarred by juvenile editing tricks and a relentless advocacy tone on behalf of Clinton, the film is like a scent of incense that takes you back in time, but leaves out meaning or context.
09/03/04
Top CriticWhat comes across most strongly is how utterly trivial so much of this story now seems. Can we really have spent all that time, money and energy chewing over a land deal and worrying about a presidential dalliance?
09/03/04
The documentary's sympathies are right out where everyone can see them. Hunting is damnably convincing nevertheless, and that's what matters.
07/23/04
Top Criticpresents a chilling scenario of Big Brother run amok the likes of which haven’t been seen in this country since Joe McCarthy demagogued his way into history back in the 50s.
08/01/04
Galling to the abused outrage assimilator.
11/08/04
While The Hunting of the President is an otherwise solidly made documentary [the] little nit picks keep it from being on top of my best documentary list.
07/12/04
Thomason and Perry have a wealth of material, which, despite their MTV paced editing and irreverent treatment, builds to some devastating conclusions
07/11/04
Thoroughly researched, chronologically organized, and well-argued, methodically making a persuasive case that there indeed was 'a vast right-wing conspiracy' to hound Clinton from office by any means fair or foul.
07/29/04
Top CriticA fairly thorough overview of this facet of the Clinton years, exonerating him of wrongdoing in his financial activities while pointing out the dismay felt by those who worked with him for his lack of judgment in his personal behavior.
07/23/04
Top CriticEven though I'd read that book (as well as Jeffrey Toobin's A Vast Conspiracy), the movie was like a punch to the gut.
07/29/04
Makes a highly compelling case for the sheer amount of energy that went into trying to bring down Clinton by any means necessary, be it a shady land deal or a stained blue dress.
09/03/04
While there may not have been a widespread GOP effort to overthrow Clinton's administration via dirty tricks, this gripping documentary contends that some shockingly sleazy efforts to undermine Clinton's character and authority were very real.
06/18/04
For a movie that desperately wants to be jazzy and light on its feet, it's sadly heavy-handed.
09/16/04
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