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We Want Bobby =============
Robert 'Bobby' Kennedy is a man who lived and died in the shadow of his brother John. Many films have been made about Johns life and his assassination, perhaps most notably the controversial JFK by Oliver Stone. So Bobby is here to try to redress the balance of the man who many thought would be the next American President and their savior.
Conclusion ==========
I was surprised when the end titles came up and said directed by Emilio Estevez, then suddenly everything made sense. I was wondering how so many A list stars ended up having small parts in this film and Martin Sheen and Emilio together on screen. If you like star spotting then this is the film for you. Harry Belafonte looks good for an 80 year old.
The film does not have an actor portraying Bobby himself, the film cuts to archive footage of the man, it instead centres around the people who work at the Ambassador hotel and the people running his campaign.
I had high hopes for this film, it has an all star cast and there must surely be a lot to tell about Bobby Kennedy. However I came away feeling disappointed. I have learned nothing about the man I didn't already know. Perhaps it should have been more clearly stated that this is not a biopic about the man himself but more a reflection of the turbulent times that he lived in. There is no information about the assassin or his motivation. He just appears at the end and shoots, end of story.
The characters in the film are fictional, the film switches between their mostly unrelated stories, it's hard to care about any of them. The dialogue is far too scripted and contrived and comes across as very forced.
It would have perhaps been better if the film was a bit like Roger Donaldson's Thirteen Days that goes into much more detail about the history of the time rather than just showing the lives of a bunch of fictional characters in an attempt to portray the mood of the American nation in the 60s. It's being too self important and preachy.
The direction is also a bit flat, it doesn't draw you in and the drug trip looks like it was copied straight from an Oliver Stone film. Emilio needs to work on his own style. The film lacks tension.
The best part of the film was the ending, I expected it to be a cop out but it stayed true and showed the assassination (I don't think I'm giving away the ending there after all we all knew the ship would sink in Titanic).
To sum up, I was expecting a film about Bobby Kennedy and got a film about a bunch of fictional people who happen to be in the Ambassador hotel when he is assassinated. It's over sentimental. If I wanted to know about the emotions and problems of the people at that time I would have looked elsewhere. Like the people in the film, I wanted Bobby and didn't get him.
Main Cast List ===========
Emilio Estevez - Tim Fallon Anthony Hopkins - John Casey Laurence Fishburne - Edward Robinson Harry Belafonte - Nelson Helen Hunt - Samantha
Directed By : Emilio Estevez Running Time : 120 Mins.
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At 12.15am on 5 June 1968, as Robert F. Kennedy was making his way from the ballroom of ... more
the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angels to give a press conference after winning the California Primary, he was shot and fatally wounded. Bobby focuses on the ordinary p...
At 12.15 am on 5 June 1968 as Robert F. Kennedy was making his way from the ballroom of ... more
the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles to give a press conference after winning the California Primary he was shot and fatally wounded. Bobby focuses on the ordin...
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