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Candidate, The (1972) Rank 4 Reviews
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filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
"Politics is bulls**t."
Such sentiment, spoken early in the film, sums up The Candidate's position on politics, not to mention my own. Robert Redford plays the title role, a fresh-faced kid and son of a former governer goaded by a group of ...read the complete Candidate movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
IMDB.com
"The Candidate" is chock full of details about the political process. When a fire brews in a Californian forest, McKay makes a statement about the environment in a somber manner. When Jarmon arrives, he takes over full force with his charisma and his ...read the complete Candidate movie review at IMDB.com
EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
The first and arguably the sharpest expose of the new media-determined American political process, The Candidate offers producer-star Redford one of his strongest dramatic roles; Michael Ritchei's 1972 cautionary tale became prophetic in its message ...read the complete Candidate movie review at EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
An astute political film about an idealistic liberal lawyer concerned with community grass roots issues. Bill McKay (Robert Redford) is the son of the former legendary political machine-sponsored governor of California, John J. McKay (Melvyn Douglas). ...read the complete Candidate movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
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