The Front Runner (2018)
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An average movie

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“To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot Jason Reitman‘s work, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, even if it was probably Reitman's most interesting project in years, I’m afraid it still turned out to be rather disappointing. First of all, even though it was pretty obvious that Reitman tried to emulate Robert Altman’s directing style with his introduction, I thought it was rather confusing. In fact, at the end, I still didn’t really get who was who exactly. I mean, I can understand that Reitman wanted to go for a realistic approach but it did eventually overcomplicate a story which was rather simple after all. A bigger issue was probably the fact that it was never clear what did they want to achieve with this movie. I” read more

" DVD- 1hr. 53min First Viewing Much like it's protagonist, The Front Runner is a solid contender until you start to look a bit deeper. On the surface, this is a witty and important look at the relationship between politics and the media; at it's core, it isn't about those things. Well, that's not fair; it is, but it doesn't go much beyond vague questions, with few hints at answers. It wants to indict the press's sensationalist tactics, but also, somewhat, probe the cost of the political process."