Wednesday, April 02, 2008

The Contender

Here we have Gary Oldman in one of the oddest roles I've ever seen him in, as a politico juggernaut. We also have Jeff Bridges as the president and William Petersen as a senator in line to be the next vice president. Of course THE CONTENDER is about American politics and it is dialogue driven piece of work with very little action. The end in unbelievable but it's of no import, the performances across the board are so great, especially from Sam Elliott and Joan Allen, that you more than willingly accept how they wrap things up. Action seekers may wish to take a pass but for those in search of some half decent cerebral candy THE CONTENDER will fit the bill.

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