Movie Review of Bullworth

             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, especially after his publicity in the last presidential election as being a possible candidate for President. Shortly after the breakdown, however, Beaty's persona flips around and suddenly he no longer plays the professional senator.
             With the new personality, comes a new character that now tells the citizens the truth about what politics is all about. After some exposure to a different lifestyle, Bullworth now uses rapping in his new "campaign of truth". Hilarious at first, the rapping soon became painful to watch and listen to. It was way over used and was too well written to be as spontaneous as the movie's writers wanted you to think.
             About the same time as the rapping is first introduced, Hally Barry, as Nina, becomes Bullworth's love interest. Although already sounding stereotypical, this was a great opportunity for the story to part from the usual one race/age/cla...

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