Robin Williams' latest picture
Man of the Year is released this weekend in the U.S. The movie follows Williams as a late night talk show host who decides to run for Presidential election, thinking he has no chance of winning but of course he does and then must handle his role as U.S. President! Here are some tidbits from various critic reviews...
"In a pre-election season full of drama, contention and surprise, Man of the Year arrives on the scene with the blistering impact of a spoonful of cold mashed potatoes". - A.O. Scott - New York Times"Nothing in the film works, and here's something upon which people of all political affiliations can agree: Man of the Year is one of the worst of the year". - Matt Pais - Metromix.com"Williams' scene as Dobbs debating his presidential opponents alone is worth the price of admission to this film. It is laugh-out-loud hysterical". - Bill Zwecker - Chicago Sun Times"What is it about Robin Williams that he often appears in these wild misfires, pictures that are so full of promise yet so disastrous in execution?" - Josh Larsen - Sun Publications"It's a nearly tone-deaf satire of American politics and the culture of celebrity, a comedy without enough laughs, a satire without enough bite". - Roger Moore - Orlando Sentinel The movie currently scores a 19% rotten from 97 reviews on
rotten tomatoes. A shame then that this movie looks like it hasn't managed to deliver a good political satire which would have been welcomed in these times. I thought the movie had a lot of potential when I first heard about it, I like the plot and Robin Williams rarely disapoints but the critics have signaled out his performance as the worst. The movie currently has no release date in the UK. source -
rotten tomatoes