The American President (1995)
The world's most powerful man has met his match! Michael Douglas is the widower President wooing environmental lobbyist Annette Bening in this romantic hit by Rob Reiner. (Warner Bros.)
Genres: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Directed By: Rob Reiner
Written By: Aaron Sorkin
Starring: David Paymer, Annette Bening, Michael Douglas, Martin Sheen, Michael J. Fox, Anna Deavere Smith, Samantha Mathis, Shawna Waldron, Richard Dreyfuss, John Mahoney, Wendie Malick, Nina Siemaszko
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1. IMDb Top 250 Complete (public: moderated by Jorg - 18 stars)
2. They Shoot Pictures' Recommended Viewing (public: moderated by Cinephile - 15 stars)
3. Films available in HD (public: moderated by kubricksucks - 12 stars)
4. Chick Flick (public: moderated by td888 - 5 stars)
5. American Politics (public: moderated by djross - 4 stars)
6. AFI 100 Passions (public: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 3 stars)
7. Anamorphic Cinematography (public: moderated by Bojangles - 3 stars)
8. President Of The United States (public: moderated by Hailey - 2 stars)
9. Roger Ebert's 4-Star Movies (public: moderated by KirkJiggler - 2 stars)
10. Political Campaigns (public: moderated by geohawk)
11. Best Original screenplay (public: moderated by Roman_Herbom)
12. 1995 Wide Releases U.S. (public: moderated by Roman_Herbom)
13. Films financed partly by DoD (public: moderated by Roman_Herbom)
14. My DVD Collection (private: LesterGroans)
15. 1995: Year in Review (private: polanski28)
16. Films I saw in the cinema (private: Malcym)
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Possibly the most Sorkin-like of all his film scripts. The dialogue is exactly as quick and intelligent as expected. Unexpectedly the chemistry between stars Michael Douglas and Annette Benning sets a new standard for romantic comedies everywhere.
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Great fun and great casting.
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I watched this shortly after rewatching The West Wing and you can clearly see that Sorkin tried to put a whole season into a single movie. Unfortunately, even at 114 minutes it's way too short for that. As a consequence the whole thing feels shallow. The characters aren't developed, the plot is overly predictable and Sorkin's reverence of the US Presidency is mostly just annoying here. It doesn't help that Douglas feels flat throughout and that there's no chemistry with Bening. Safe and dull.
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W4E1P1S2V1M2A2R3. Ted Cruz wishes so hard he could be Michael Douglas.
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I love how Sorkin paints iterations of his ideals within each of his political characters, they all stumble down their own particular path to a better America, and his particular obsession with the man in The White House is endearing. Benning and Douglas are a little cooler then they could be, but it suffices, they're really just carrying the political dialogue.
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