Bobby Movie Review by Skye  (6/24/2008) |
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Taking place at the Ambassador Hotel in California the day Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated, the movie Bobby, dives into the trenches of the daily lives of the hotel's workers and guests.
Emilio Esteves' star crannied cast including the likes of Anthony Hopkins, Harry Belafonte, Shia LeBouf, and Demi Moore, shows the...
(complete Bobby review by Skye)
It is the 40th anniversary of his death and I watched this hoping for something more in line with a commemoration. Bobby Kennedy was only a small part of the film, but an extremely important part.
At least I heard Ted Kennedy deliver the immortal lines that defined him: "Some men see things as they are and say why. I...
(complete Bobby review by B Movie Ben)
| Bobby Movie Review by Matthew (12/6/2006) |
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IMDb lists the plot outline for "Bobby" as "The story of the assassination of US Senator Robert Kennedy, on June 6, 1968, which centers around 22 people who were at the Ambassador Hotel where he was killed." It is difficult for many films to make three central characters believable or interesting and it is nigh on...
(complete Bobby review by Matthew)
If anyone hoped that Emilio Estevez's lack of acting ability would be made up by his skills as an auteur, I'm sorry to say this proves you wrong.
A huge cast of names does not make up for a script that basically wishes it was Altman, but only accomplishes a muddled group of plots and characters we just don't get a chance...
(complete Bobby review by Jessica Film Junkie)
| Bobby Movie Review by Daniel (7/27/2007) |
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BOBBY (Dir. Emilio Estevez, 2006) I had heard the news upon its theatrical release that this was a NASHVILLE remake - relocated to the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles with the RFK assassination the backdrop to a convoluted mishmash of over 20 cliched '60s stereotypes. I held out 'til it came in that red Netflix envelope...
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