Bulworth

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | Release Date: May 19, 1998

7.6	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 57 Ratings

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SpangleMar 9, 2016

A brilliant political satire, Bulworth is hysterical and incredibly politically poignant. Criticizing all elements of the American political system, Bulworth gleefully pulls back the cover of how little these politicians care about anybodyA brilliant political satire, Bulworth is hysterical and incredibly politically poignant. Criticizing all elements of the American political system, Bulworth gleefully pulls back the cover of how little these politicians care about anybody who does not make them rich. Warren Beatty is brilliant in this off-beat and quirky comedy, as are Halle Berry and Don Cheadle. The writing is great and the characterizations equally so. However, my favorite part was certainly the little touches throughout. I don't really have a specific example, but images in the background or a small reference here and there that were absolutely fantastic. In its use of sight gags, Bulworth is similar to an Abrahams, Zucker, and Zucker, 80s comedy, except politically focused. Overall, Bulworth is a fantastic film that really skewers the government, its lies, and how much it really sells its soul to get rich.… Expand

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Compi24Apr 10, 2015

What starts out as an apt satire on the politician's role in American society spirals off into a muddled, politically sketchy head-scracther, featuring God-awful ADR/mixing and a fundamentally unsatisfying conclusion.

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JLuis_001Jul 29, 2022

Despite being a film that is almost 25 years old, by that time Bulworth wasn't really going into uncharted territory about how those willing to shell out anything for influence and power are the true masters of politics and power in the US.Despite being a film that is almost 25 years old, by that time Bulworth wasn't really going into uncharted territory about how those willing to shell out anything for influence and power are the true masters of politics and power in the US.

It's a film that explores the discomfort with the failures of the system and even within the humorous spectrum, makes more than one pointed criticism of it.
Perhaps not everything goes Warren Beatty's way, but the criticism is far from inaccurate.

It certainly ends up being messier than I would've liked and has some areas of the narrative that feel pointless, especially Beatty's character's romance with Halle Berry's character, but overall it pulls through just fine. Maybe not well enough, but as far as it goes it's completely watchable.… Expand

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