Movie Review of Bullworth
Warren Beaty makes a heroic attempt to tell people what they need to hear in the dramatic comedy, "Bullworth." As the director and star of the movie, he portrays a senator, in the midst of a suicidal breakdown, saying exactly what he thinks rather than what he is supposed to say. An unpredictable movie, "Bullworth" kept my attention until the very end. The casting was well done, with Mr. Beaty, Hally Barry and several other big stars appearing throughout the movie. And the idea for a senator to tell nothing but the truth and not "politically correct" is nothing less than phenomenal. But, while a great concept for a movie, it was over stereotyped and tastelessly vulgar in too many scenes. The movie begins with Senator Bullworth's breakdown. Warren Beaty portrays the ideal senator with a warm, friendly smile, handsome face, with family values that are sure to get him re-elected in the primaries. This is the most believable character for Warren Beaty, es
About the same time as the rapping is first introduced, Hally Barry, as Nina, becomes Bullworth's love interest. Shortly after the breakdown, however, Beaty's persona flips around and suddenly he no longer plays the professional senator. After some exposure to a different lifestyle, Bullworth now uses rapping in his new "campaign of truth". Although already sounding stereotypical, this was a great opportunity for the story to part from the usual one race/age/class relationship. If you plan to see "Bullworth", go into it with low expectations, that way you'll only be slightly disappointed. Quite a shocker and not necessarily what I wanted to see happen but it does give a little jolt to an otherwise monotonous film. It was way over used and was too well written to be as spontaneous as the movie's writers wanted you to think. Bullworth is a middle-aged wealthy, Caucasian and Nina is a young, African-American woman raised and living in a rough area of the city. Looking back at the story, I applaud the writers in their attempt to write a motion picture to impact society. pecially after his publicity in the last presidential election as being a possible candidate for President. Adding a corrupt police officer that threatens the black children didn't help matters either. Hilarious at first, the rapping soon became painful to watch and listen to. They tried to make this into something everyone can relate to or understand. The remainder of the movie was filled with stereotypes of African-Americans living in poverty, uneducated and dealing drugs. There was vulgar language in nearly every sentence and upon finishing the movie, the viewer has no better concept of the African-American race than when they began the movie.
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