Bob Roberts Reviews

To be honest, it has been a while since I have seen this movie and I should definitely re-watch it at some point. Back then, Tim Robbins was probably one of the most interesting actors at work (see also ‘Jacob's Ladder’, ‘The Player’, ‘Short Cuts’, ‘The Shawshank Redemption’) and it was during this prolific period that he decided to release his directing debut. Unfortunately, it seems that this movie is pretty much forgotten nowadays and I think it is a pity. Indeed, I have always been fascinated by politics and it is probably my favority movie dealing with this subject. Eventually, as a follow-up, Robbins would make ‘Dead Man Walking’ who was a critical success but I actually prefer this movie though. Unfortunately, he would direct only a 3rd movie (the real obscure ‘Cradle Will Rock’ which I still haven’t watched at this point). Right now, Donal Trump is going through one of the weirdest political campaign either and I would be pretty neat to see again this movie under such circumstances. Anyway, to conclude, I thought it was a great satire with some very neat pitch black humor and I think it is definitely worth a look, especiall if you like the genre.