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A Perfect Candidate

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A Perfect Candidate (1996)

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Reviews Counted:15

Fresh:13

Rotten:2

Average Rating:6.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Education/General Interest

Synopsis: A wryly humorous documentary focusing on the 1994 Virginia Senate race, which pitted incumbent Charles Robb against "American Hero" and former Marine Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North. Commentary... A wryly humorous documentary focusing on the 1994 Virginia Senate race, which pitted incumbent Charles Robb against "American Hero" and former Marine Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North. Commentary from the North camp is provided by strategist Mark Goodin; Washington Post political reporter Don Bakes provides a counterpoint. [More]

Starring: Mark Goodin

Starring: Mark Goodin

Director: R.J. Cutler, David Van Taylor

Director: R.J. Cutler, David Van Taylor
Producer: Dan Partland, Ted Skillman

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Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

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07/12/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

An interesting, if uneven, documentary.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
08/24/04
Dan Jardine
Dan Jardine
Apollo Guide

No review available.

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11/07/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
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Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
04/16/02
Washington Post
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What fun it is to watch.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
04/15/02
Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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Shrewd, involving

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
02/14/01
Kenneth Turan
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
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The film dwells a bit too much on North's unpleasant campaign strategist, Mark Goodin.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Examiner | comment Comment
01/01/00
Barbara Shulgasser
Barbara Shulgasser
San Francisco Examiner

It's quite a revealing, amusing and ultimately dispiriting trip

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

One of a small handful of essential films about politics in this country.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
01/01/00
Hal Hinson
Hal Hinson
Washington Post
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Fascinating, if more than a little depressing

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01/01/00
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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A fine, trenchant political documentary on a par with The War Room

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01/01/00
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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Plays more like the satirical Bob Roberts than a documentary

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01/01/00
Kat Giantis
Kat Giantis
Boxoffice Magazine

The film fails as a portrait of a man. But as an insider's look at a Senate campaign, it holds interest.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
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Personalities are being sold, not parties or philosophies, and A Perfect Candidate makes that process even more interesting because one candidate, Robb, apparently has no personality at all, while the other, North, has two.

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01/01/00
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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An encouraging item from the film is the claim that, of those who considered honesty and ethics important considerations in choosing a senator, three-fourths voted against North.

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Roger Schmeekle
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Film.com
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Perversely entertaining

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01/01/00
Steve Davis
Steve Davis
Austin Chronicle
 
 
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