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BOBBY / Emilio Estevez (2006)

November 6th, 2006 by Scott Marks

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Bobby (2006)
Written & Directed by: Emilio Estevez
Starring: Harry Belafonte, Joy Bryant, Nick Cannon, Emilio Estevez, Laurence Fishburne, Brian Geraghty, Heather Graham, Anthony Hopkins, Helen Hunt, Joshua Jackson, David Krumholtz, Ashton Kutcher, Shia LaBeouf, Lindsay Lohan, William H. Macy
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Running Time: 120 min.

Rating: ★☆☆☆☆

Over the past month multiplexes unleashed a reenactment of the death of the future Queen of England, the pseudo-documentary murder of George W. Bush and now triple threat Emilio Estevez “re-imagines” the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy. While the war rages on, dead politicians seem to be quite the rage in Movieland.

According to the poster for Bobby, “He saw wrong and tried to right it. He saw suffering and tried to heal it. He saw war and tried to stop it.” Too bad Robert F. Kennedy didn’t live to read this script and insist on repealing it.

As a writer, Emilio Estevez has crafted a lumbering version of a not-so-Grand Hotel, that MGM warhorse that assembled a parade of dazzling star power under one enticing roof. Estevez goes so far as quoting the film’s most famous line, “The people come, the people go” Set it afloat and you’d have a special two-hour dramatic movie-of-the-week spin-off of The Love Boat. Sink it, and it’s called The Poseidon Adventure. Continue reading BOBBY / Emilio Estevez (2006)

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