Journeys with George

Name: Journeys with George
Genre: Documentary
Released: March 14, 2003
Duration: 79 min
Rating: 48

2003

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HBO Films | Release Date: March 14, 2003

Summary: A documentary account of George W. Bush's presidential campaign.

Director: Aaron Lubarsky and Alexandra Pelosi

Genre(s): Documentary

Runtime: 79 min

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Joe Leydon

A golden opportunity to witness the "unplugged," after-hours George W. Bush at his most congenial. "George" offers a portrait of a gregariously charming and self-mocking fellow who's perfectly at ease in his own skin, and who's no less slick and savvy a politician for being willing to make himself the butt of jokes. Read full review

Merle Bertrand

Highly entertaining film. Read full review

Caryn James

A witty reminder that campaigns are an endless string of foolish events and photo ops that are wildly detached from the hard issues a president has to deal with. Read full review

Noel Murray

Pelosi should be roughed up some, though, for what little she does with her access to the then-president-to-be and the political circus surrounding him. Read full review

J. Hoberman

Although largely devoid of dramatic interest, Journeys With George does convincingly document the horror of life within the campaign "bubble." Read full review

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DeronO.

Dec 10, 2005

This is a documentary about the meaningless of the political process, and one woman's slow realization of that during the 2000 primaries. To take Pelosi to task for not using the opportunity to grill Bush is obtuse; the documentary is about her journey to an understanding of American This is a documentary about the meaningless of the political process, and one woman's slow realization of that during the 2000 primaries. To take Pelosi to task for not using the opportunity to grill Bush is obtuse; the documentary is about her journey to an understanding of American politics, not about her noble struggle in the face of it. It's clearly an amateur doc, but not a bad film for that reason.… Expand

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