The Assassination of Richard Nixon (The Assassination of L.B.J.) (2004)

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Since I’m a huge fan of Sean Penn and since this movie was very well received, I had some pretty huge expectations about it. Unfortunately, to be honest, I thought it was slightly disappointing. I mean, it was pretty good, that’s for sure, but somehow, I was expecting more from it. First of all, Sean Penn was just brilliant. He is definitely one of my favorite actors and he did a great job in... read more

Description: A chilling drama that explores and exposes the dark side of the American Dream, 'The Assassination of Richard Nixon' focuses on the prescient and tragic true story of Sam Bicke (Penn), a disillusioned "everyman" who, in 1974, was driven to plot the assassination of the 37th President of the United States. Despite the fact that his marriage is breaking up and that he is trapped in a sales job he finds demeaning, Sam tries desperately to succeed both at home and in the workplace; all he wants is to win his family back and to start a business of his own. However, in a society worn down by political corruption and the V A chilling drama that explores and exposes the dark side of the American Dream, 'The Assassination of Richard Nixon' focuses on the prescient and tragic true story of Sam Bicke (Penn), a disillusioned "everyman" who, in 1974, was driven to plot the assassination of the 37th President of the United States.

Despite the fact that his marriage is breaking up and that he is trapped in a sales job he finds demeaning, Sam tries desperately to succeed both at home and in the workplace; all he wants is to win his family back and to start a business of his own. However, in a society worn down by political corruption and the Vietnam War, there is not much room left for dreamers. Sam's world unravels against the backdrop of the Watergate scandal, which exposes culpability at the highest levels of society. With images of Nixon-- “the greatest salesman of them all”-- flooding the airwaves, Sam believes he has found the person responsible for his, and America’s, problems and makes his appointment with destiny.

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