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Directed By
Emilio Estevez
Written By:
Emilio Estevez
Cast:
Anthony Hopkins, Demi Moore, Sharon Stone, Lindsay Lohan, Elijah Wood, William H. Macy, Helen Hunt, Christian Slater, Heather Graham, Laurence Fishburne, Freddy Rodriguez, Nick Cannon, Emilio Estevez, Martin Sheen, Shia LaBeouf, Jacob Vargas, Brian Geraghty, Joshua Jackson, Joy Bryant, Svetlana Metkina, Kip Pardue, David Krumholtz, Harry Belafonte, Mary Elizabeth Winstead
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Bobby (2006)
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Remembering America's hope
Favorite Movie Quote: "We didn't cross the border, the border crossed us."
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 dream things that never were and say why not." And, of course, the speech at the end of the film with Aretha Franklin's song was memorable.
That was pretty much it as a commemoration, as it was mainly a story of the events surrounding Bobby's death. Life goes on, and the subjects of election interference, immigration, prejudice, violence, and infidelity are pretty much the same today as they were 40 years ago.
Standout performances were Laurence Fishburne, Martin Sheen, Anthony Hopkins, Helen Hunt, William H. Macy, and Freddy Rodríguez. That is not to diminish the rest of the fine cast, but I remember these actors especially.
It was a good film, but I wanted more.
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