Man of the Year (2006)

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Man of the Year (2006)
by JJ79 in JJ79 Blog

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"Released: October 13, 2006Director: Barry Levinson *****When a political humorist gets elected president of the United States, the vote at first takes people by surprise. But as Tom Dobbs (Robin Williams) begins to show he may be up to the job, a revelation about the computerized voting machines is brought to his attention, forcing him to make a decision not only in his best interest, but also in the best interest of the country.Ya know, there's a halfway decent movie sitting somewhere in Man of the Year. The very concept of a candidate from neither of the two major parties being elected to the White House has a certain charm to it. Had the film written and director by Barry Levinson remained focused on Dobbs' campaign and culminated in his eventual win, it would have been far more enjoyable. The problem is the campaign and election are given relatively short thrift in the first half of the picture to make way for a convoluted plot from a computer company hellbent on keeping a ... " [More]

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