Once you've accepted the basic allegiances of the movie ... it imparts a historical value even its partisan smugness can't negate.
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09/02/04
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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
Offers a lesson for both parties about what can happen when powerful forces unite to bring down a politician.
09/02/04
Top CriticThere's wit, revelation and mercifully, more about Whitewater than Monica Lewinsky.
09/02/04
Top CriticThe 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
No review available.
08/26/04
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
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
presents 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
A movie that will leave you with exactly the same opinions you had before you saw it. In other words, a movie that's not very effective.
07/29/04
Even 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
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
Engages but rarely fixes illuminating revelation in its crosshairs. Still, for political wonks, that’s enough of a seduction to merit consideration.
07/26/04
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07/24/04
As faulty as its titular subject, but it raises important questions and will probably get your blood boiling.
07/23/04
A powerful indictment of the New Right and most effective piece of election-year propaganda.
07/23/04
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
Long on paranoia and short on production values.
07/23/04
A 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
This look at the Clinton years is weighted down with bad style, overly familiar faces and a far-too-friendly tone.
07/22/04
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