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Jay Bulworth is your typical senator going through a nervous breakdown. The empty speeches, lies, money, and pressure have led him to plan his own assassination on a weekend trip home to California just before the election. However, a cord snaps in him and like Jim Carrey's rambling lawyer in Liar, Liar, Bulworth can only tell the truth. This new freedom turns Bulworth on and he spews the ugly truth about politics: he tells mass media they are as corrupt as insurance companies; lambastes a black church for not having leaders; and riles the Jewish power elite of Hollywood. He enters South Central running away from advisors (including a bemused Oliver Platt) and mixing it up with a potential new girlfriend (Halle Berry) and a local boss (Don Cheadle). He offends across the board, even developing an inherent knack to rap his speeches. And the public loves it. The weekend becomes a clarifying point for Bulworth: he finds a reason to live.
Beatty's rude and relevant comedy is a one-joke movie, but the joke is pretty good. It's a courageous film that is always sharp even though it loses narrative focus. Beatty's hilarious raps are so inspired they deserve repeated viewings. As usual, Beatty surrounds himself with a great crew, Ennio Morricone's music and Vittorio Storaro's cinematography being especially noteworthy. Beatty and Storaro even have the audacity to imitate two very famous photographs in the film's final seconds. The script by Beatty and Jeremy Pikser won the L.A. Film Critics award and was nominated for an Oscar. --Doug Thomas
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Believing his career is over, Senator Jay Bulworth (Beatty) takes out an enormous insurance policy - and a contract on his own life. but his impending death fills him with an outrageous desire to break the rules and tell it like it is.
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Superb and Hilarious.......2007-01-08
When Warren Beatty's "Bulworth" was first released it was the most acclaimed film of the year. Nowadays, few people even see it. Sad, since this was one of the best films of that year. A truly original, fresh, and hilarious piece of filmmaking from a very unlikely source. The movie was directed, produced, co-written, and stars Warren Beatty, an actor not known for his rapping skills or connection with the black community. Watching the film, I can't believe Beatty wrote it. He seems like the most unlikely person to do a film like this, but he pulled it off. Beatty plays California Senator Jay Bulworth, who is trying to be re-elected for the senate job but is being overshadowed by the Clinton re-election. Bulworth's life is a mess. His loving wife is actually more of an employee, a woman who is paid to be "his wife" but openly has affairs. Sensing his life is going nowhere fast, Bulworth takes out a $10 million dollar life insurance policy and than orders a contract hit on his own life. Deciding that in his final days he's going to do what he wants, he begins hanging out in Compton and connecting with the black people he has neglected for so long. Pretty soon, he falls for a young black woman named Nina (Halle Berry) and decides he wants to cancel the hit. Problem is, that's a lot easier said than done. As his chief advisor Dennis (Oliver Platt) desperately tries to get Bulworth to pull himself together, they find that his popularity is shooting up in the polls. I'm not sure Beatty's exact age, but had to be 60 or pushing 60 when he made this film and that's a lot of the reason this film is so funny. There are several scenes in the film, in which Beatty puts on "gangsta" clothing (beanies, baggy pants, etc.) and begins rapping. That's right, rapping. If you don't find the idea of Warren Beatty rapping hilarious than you should see some movies like "Bonnie and Clyde" and "McCabe & Mrs. Miller" to see how someone could find this funny. But not only is he rapping, but he's making serious and relevant political points as he's doing it. Kind of like Zack de la Rocha, just not as talented. Sure, Beatty's not a good rapper but the stuff he's saying is just as relevant now as it was 9 years ago. "Bulworth" is a terrific film, one of the best that Beatty has directed. It's got a great cast, great dialogue, and it's hilarious (picture the Robin Williams vehicle "Man of the Year" if the script knew what direction it was going in from the start and if Williams had started rapping). See this film.
GRADE: A
Bulworth Is Right On Target.......2006-10-05
Warren Beatty raps out the best work of his career both in front of the camera as Senator Jay Bulworth, and behind it as the film's director. Bulworth is hilarious, politically incorrect, and tells truths that come in the form of shocking interviews, and also in the form of a manic white-rapper phase that delivers his message. Halle Berry is at her hottest, most mysterious and intriguing, the streetwise kids in the ghetto almost steal the show, and a jumping soundtrack pops the movie right off the screen.
There are a few movies that display so much insider acumen, "Wag the Dog," "Primary Colors," and "Thank You For Smoking" come immediately to mind. Bulworth is in an elite satirical league that could include "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas," but to be more accurate it is in a tradition dating back several centuries that includes greats like Swift, Voltaire, Shaw, and even George Orwell.
Beatty was way ahead of his time on this...........2006-07-29
When this film came out, most reviews were respectful, but most of them really missed it. Beatty plays a liberal Senator who is being told by idiotic, overpaid consultants to "move to the middle" and be "centrist". These were just code words for "agree with the Republicans on everything, be nice to them, tell them they're wonderful, and tell the liberals in your party to go f--k themselves.". Bulworth was being instructed to sell out all of his principles, and sound like GOP-lite. Well, he hires a hit man to kill him, and this makes him start speaking the truth. Then he becomes a liberal again. Beatty saw through all that "third way, triangulation" crap that Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Joe Lieberman, and James Carville (to name a few) was pushing. Essentially, the Democratic party told its base to go to hell, to be more "moderate", to "reach out" to the Republicans, to be "bipartisan". But when you look at Bill Clinton's record, he was as conservative as Bush Senior (especially on economic issues). All those were code words for making the Democrats act just like the Republicans. It was BS back in 1996, and it's BS now. The Dems bought it hook, line, and sinker, and it alienated their base. If they had been a little more like Bulworth, they may have held onto Congress. Beatty is a hardcore, unapologetic liberal who thinks that government can do good for working class people, and he infuses this film with that message. Whether you agree with him or not, the film works very well. Only now do the Dems (and the left wing blogs) see through the lies that Clinton and his ilk told them. Well, Beatty was tellin' ya that in 1996....
MUST SEE MOVIE: A CAUTION AND A CURE FOR ROVE/BUSH.......2006-07-01
please watch this movie
as one who recalls the night of the shooting of Bobby Kennedy and the death of all and any hope, this movie which opens with Sen. Bulworth viewing his wall of RFK, MLK and Minister X, this movie says it all, right up to the shattering but inevitable ending. IT carefully and clearly lays out the issues in many ways, visually and verbally. Listen carefully to Halle's character's analysis, no matter how quickly it is spoken, and see her hopelessness briefly relieved by Bulworth, as also the excellenty Cheadle's character. Try this as a double feature with Bob ROberts and be afraid very afraid at what we see now in DC.
Bulworth........2006-06-16
I like this movie a lot.Rated R for persuive strong language and drug use.Canada:18A and 14A[DVD Rating].
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First, Robin Williams and Matt Damon discuss the new film Good Will Hunting, which Damon co-wrote with friend Ben Affleck. Finally, Warren Beatty discusses his new film Bulworth and his political involvement and ideology and celebrity activism.
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Warren Beatty, actor, speaks about his newest film, Bulworth, economic divisions in America, rap music, Ronald Reagan, his involvement in politics, his wife, Annette Bening, and acting.
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First, Annette Bening discusses the political implications of her film The Siege and the repercussions it had in the Arab-American community. She also talks about juggling her career and motherhood. Finally, Bening's husband Warren Beatty discusses his new film Bulworth and his political involvement and liberal activism.
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Jay Bulworth is your typical senator going through a nervous breakdown. The empty speeches, lies, money, and pressure have led him to plan his own assassination on a weekend trip home to California just before the election. However, a cord snaps in him and like Jim Carrey's rambling lawyer in Liar, Liar, Bulworth can only tell the truth. This new freedom turns Bulworth on and he spews the ugly truth about politics: he tells mass media they are as corrupt as insurance companies; lambastes a black church for not having leaders; and riles the Jewish power elite of Hollywood. He enters South Central running away from advisors (including a bemused Oliver Platt) and mixing it up with a potential new girlfriend (Halle Berry) and a local boss (Don Cheadle). He offends across the board, even developing an inherent knack to rap his speeches. And the public loves it. The weekend becomes a clarifying point for Bulworth: he finds a reason to live.
Beatty's rude and relevant comedy is a one-joke movie, but the joke is pretty good. It's a courageous film that is always sharp even though it loses narrative focus. Beatty's hilarious raps are so inspired they deserve repeated viewings. As usual, Beatty surrounds himself with a great crew, Ennio Morricone's music and Vittorio Storaro's cinematography being especially noteworthy. Beatty and Storaro even have the audacity to imitate two very famous photographs in the film's final seconds. The script by Beatty and Jeremy Pikser won the L.A. Film Critics award and was nominated for an Oscar. --Doug Thomas
Customer Reviews:
Superb and Hilarious.......2007-01-08
When Warren Beatty's "Bulworth" was first released it was the most acclaimed film of the year. Nowadays, few people even see it. Sad, since this was one of the best films of that year. A truly original, fresh, and hilarious piece of filmmaking from a very unlikely source. The movie was directed, produced, co-written, and stars Warren Beatty, an actor not known for his rapping skills or connection with the black community. Watching the film, I can't believe Beatty wrote it. He seems like the most unlikely person to do a film like this, but he pulled it off. Beatty plays California Senator Jay Bulworth, who is trying to be re-elected for the senate job but is being overshadowed by the Clinton re-election. Bulworth's life is a mess. His loving wife is actually more of an employee, a woman who is paid to be "his wife" but openly has affairs. Sensing his life is going nowhere fast, Bulworth takes out a $10 million dollar life insurance policy and than orders a contract hit on his own life. Deciding that in his final days he's going to do what he wants, he begins hanging out in Compton and connecting with the black people he has neglected for so long. Pretty soon, he falls for a young black woman named Nina (Halle Berry) and decides he wants to cancel the hit. Problem is, that's a lot easier said than done. As his chief advisor Dennis (Oliver Platt) desperately tries to get Bulworth to pull himself together, they find that his popularity is shooting up in the polls. I'm not sure Beatty's exact age, but had to be 60 or pushing 60 when he made this film and that's a lot of the reason this film is so funny. There are several scenes in the film, in which Beatty puts on "gangsta" clothing (beanies, baggy pants, etc.) and begins rapping. That's right, rapping. If you don't find the idea of Warren Beatty rapping hilarious than you should see some movies like "Bonnie and Clyde" and "McCabe & Mrs. Miller" to see how someone could find this funny. But not only is he rapping, but he's making serious and relevant political points as he's doing it. Kind of like Zack de la Rocha, just not as talented. Sure, Beatty's not a good rapper but the stuff he's saying is just as relevant now as it was 9 years ago. "Bulworth" is a terrific film, one of the best that Beatty has directed. It's got a great cast, great dialogue, and it's hilarious (picture the Robin Williams vehicle "Man of the Year" if the script knew what direction it was going in from the start and if Williams had started rapping). See this film.
GRADE: A
Bulworth Is Right On Target.......2006-10-05
Warren Beatty raps out the best work of his career both in front of the camera as Senator Jay Bulworth, and behind it as the film's director. Bulworth is hilarious, politically incorrect, and tells truths that come in the form of shocking interviews, and also in the form of a manic white-rapper phase that delivers his message. Halle Berry is at her hottest, most mysterious and intriguing, the streetwise kids in the ghetto almost steal the show, and a jumping soundtrack pops the movie right off the screen.
There are a few movies that display so much insider acumen, "Wag the Dog," "Primary Colors," and "Thank You For Smoking" come immediately to mind. Bulworth is in an elite satirical league that could include "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas," but to be more accurate it is in a tradition dating back several centuries that includes greats like Swift, Voltaire, Shaw, and even George Orwell.
Beatty was way ahead of his time on this...........2006-07-29
When this film came out, most reviews were respectful, but most of them really missed it. Beatty plays a liberal Senator who is being told by idiotic, overpaid consultants to "move to the middle" and be "centrist". These were just code words for "agree with the Republicans on everything, be nice to them, tell them they're wonderful, and tell the liberals in your party to go f--k themselves.". Bulworth was being instructed to sell out all of his principles, and sound like GOP-lite. Well, he hires a hit man to kill him, and this makes him start speaking the truth. Then he becomes a liberal again. Beatty saw through all that "third way, triangulation" crap that Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Joe Lieberman, and James Carville (to name a few) was pushing. Essentially, the Democratic party told its base to go to hell, to be more "moderate", to "reach out" to the Republicans, to be "bipartisan". But when you look at Bill Clinton's record, he was as conservative as Bush Senior (especially on economic issues). All those were code words for making the Democrats act just like the Republicans. It was BS back in 1996, and it's BS now. The Dems bought it hook, line, and sinker, and it alienated their base. If they had been a little more like Bulworth, they may have held onto Congress. Beatty is a hardcore, unapologetic liberal who thinks that government can do good for working class people, and he infuses this film with that message. Whether you agree with him or not, the film works very well. Only now do the Dems (and the left wing blogs) see through the lies that Clinton and his ilk told them. Well, Beatty was tellin' ya that in 1996....
MUST SEE MOVIE: A CAUTION AND A CURE FOR ROVE/BUSH.......2006-07-01
please watch this movie
as one who recalls the night of the shooting of Bobby Kennedy and the death of all and any hope, this movie which opens with Sen. Bulworth viewing his wall of RFK, MLK and Minister X, this movie says it all, right up to the shattering but inevitable ending. IT carefully and clearly lays out the issues in many ways, visually and verbally. Listen carefully to Halle's character's analysis, no matter how quickly it is spoken, and see her hopelessness briefly relieved by Bulworth, as also the excellenty Cheadle's character. Try this as a double feature with Bob ROberts and be afraid very afraid at what we see now in DC.
Bulworth........2006-06-16
I like this movie a lot.Rated R for persuive strong language and drug use.Canada:18A and 14A[DVD Rating].
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