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12/06/05
Bush's Brain (2004)
61 %
Reviews Counted: 46 Fresh: 28 Rotten:18 Average Rating: 6.1/10
Consensus:
Most of the evidence is more circumstantial than conclusive, but it's still a disturbing portrait of misuse of political power.
Runtime: 80 mins
Synopsis: Not to be mistaken for an exploration of the 43rd US President's gray matter, BUSH'S BRAIN takes a look at the shadowy figure of the man behind George. W. Bush's rise to the Oval Office. Karl Rove may be an unfamiliar name to many, but to the Bush family he is an invaluable political ally who has... [More]
Genre: Education/General Interest
Starring: George W. Bush, Karl Rove
Reviews
An entertaining, if not entirely convincing story about Karl Rove, President Bush's campaign manager, and allegations of dirty tricks.
10/24/04
The movie has no smoking guns, but its circumstantial evidence is quite damning and it traces Rove's political hardball back to Texas state politics.
10/06/04
The accusations are alarming and juicy enough to strike up a watchable combo of fear and gall.
10/01/04
Seu formato poderia ser mais elegante, mas sua mensagem é forte e inequívoca: a baixa campanha contra John Kerry não é um acaso, é um padrão para Karl Rove.
10/01/04
Directors Joseph Mealey and Michael Paradies Shoob make a persuasive though not incontestable case that Rove directly sabotaged the 1986 Texas governor's race.
09/24/04
It's safe to say that outrage over Rove's behavior will depend on party affiliation, but even the most partisan should find extreme behaviors sickening.
09/23/04
Disorganized, overly reliant on reporter commentary and full of extraneous side trips.
09/23/04
This unapologetically partisan documentary is designed to inflame Bush opponents, and it ought to succeed like a bucket of gasoline tossed on a bonfire.
09/23/04
Littered with sloppy accusations and one-sided arguments, Bush's Brain, like so many political documentaries of late, is transparently manipulative.
09/16/04
They succeed in presenting a compelling series of dots, to use the current parlance, but they don't succeed in connecting them.
09/10/04
This no-frills documentary has a very specific theme: Karl Rove drives Bush. And He's willing to break rules and people in order to keep Bush in power.
09/08/04
Like Brothers in Arms, the shamelessly softball Kerry doc, Bush’s Brain smacks of opportunism, rescued at the last minute from direct-to-video fate.
09/07/04
An engrossing, disturbing portrait of the perversion of our political process -- a victim of our collective disdain and disinterest that we let it get dragged down this far.
09/07/04
A chilling study in political power and how it's employed to get, well, more of the same.
09/04/04
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