: The Contender
This is a movie about the nomination process of the first female vice-president in U.S. history after the current VP dies in office. Fortunately, it’s realistically done, so we get an inside glimpse of all the dirty back-room dealings, subtle manipulations of public perception, and more. Like sausage, you don’t want to know how politics gets done. Unfortunately, that realism is also the movie’s flaw, for it can be quite tedious — like watching an afternoon of C-SPAN. For the political afficianado, it’s great. For those like me that abhor politics, it has its moments, but should have been at least thirty minutes shorter. Still, I loved the subtle way the politicians manipulated each other, and the ending was predictable but extremely well-done. I’d give it a B.
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