The American President starring
Michael Douglas, Annette Bening,
Martin Sheen, Michael J. Fox, Anna
Deavere Smith
Womnderful Movie!
What sounds like a high-concept romantic comedy pitch from hell--widower
president falls for smart lobbyist while the world watches--is actually
intelligent, charming, touching, and quite funny. Granted, its wish fulfillment
all the way (when was the last time you saw a president who was truly
presidential?), but in the capable hands of writer Aaron Sorkin (TVs Sports
Night) and director Rob Reiner, The American President is incredibly
enjoyable entertainment with quite a few ideas about both romance and
the government. Michael Douglas stars as the president, who after three
years in office starts thinking about the possibility of dating. When he
auspiciously encounters cutthroat environmental lobbyist Sydney Ellen
Wade (Annette Bening), sparks begin to crackle and the two begin a
tentative but heartfelt romance. Of course, his job gets in the way --their
first kiss is interrupted by a Libyan bombing--but darn it if these two kids
arent going to try and make it work! However, they hadnt counted on the
presidents Republican antagonist (Richard Dreyfuss), who starts carping
about family values. The predictable plot--Douglas finally goes to bat for
his lady and his country--is leavened by Sorkins wonderful, snappy
dialogue and a light touch from the usually subtle-as-a-sledgehammer
Reiner. Both manage to create a believable White House-office
atmosphere (with a crack staff including Martin Sheen, Michael J. Fox,
Anna Deavere Smith, and Samantha Mathis) as well as a plausible and
funny dating scenario. The true success of the movie, though, rides
squarely on Douglas and Bening; this is unequivocally Douglass best
comedic performance (ergo his best performance, period) and Bening,
usually such a good bad girl, takes a standard career-woman role and
fleshes it out magnificently. You can see in an instant why Douglas would
fall for her. One of the best unsung romantic comedies of the 90s. --Mark
Englehart
Features:
* The worlds most powerful man has met his match! Michael Douglas is
the widower President wooing environmental lobbyist Annette Bening in
this romantic hit by Rob Reiner. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY
Rating: PG-13 Age: 883929039982 UPC: 883929039982 Manufacturer
No: 1000043220
This is the cutest movie! I actually purchased it for my husband because
it's one of his favorite movies. Such a cute, clean romantic comedy...
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