Friday, September 09, 2016

The Candidate (1972)

Second viewing; first viewed between 1983 and 1986.

A liberal-minded lawyer with no political experience receives an invitation to run for the Senate as a Democrat.

I once loved this film. Not anymore. It is well-made, sure. But its premise of corruption of ideological virtue is at best simpleminded and at worst -- well, I'd rather not think about that. Anyway, they made a masterpiece of mise-en-scène based on false principles. So, what to do?

Rating: 69 (down from 76)

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