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Rating of
3/4
If the West Wing was a movie, right?
Indyfreak - wrote on 08/09/2018
I mean, C.J. Cregg is right there in the opening scenes.
This is one of those political movies that is of its time yet feels relevant today. PRIMARY COLORS is funny and boasts a good cast. Adrian Lester is the heart of the film as an enterprising young consultant assisting a popular candidate (Travolta) to win the White House.
John Travolta is having a lot of fun playing a charming caricature of Bill Clinton while Emma Thompson is his shrewd dignified wife. Billy Bob Thornton and Kathy Bates play two ruthless if eccentric political strategists.
The obvious parallels between Travolta's Governor Stanton and President Clinton aren't even disputed in-universe.This frees the movie to roll with the humor and absurdity that can come with a presidential campaign. It's may be a comedy …
Rating of
2/4
"Primary Colors" by Yojimbo
Yojimbo - wrote on 01/25/2012
Primary Colours is a political satire following a southern governor who bears a striking resemblance to Bill Clinton on his presidential campaign trail. This film was obviously aimed far more at mainstream audiences than I was hoping for and so seems very tame to anyone used to the likes of The Thick Of It or even 70s sitcom Yes Minister. The story is shown through the eyes of the idealistic grandson of a civil rights activist played by Adrian Lester, but as we don't get to learn much about him, there is little in the way of emotional involvement; in fact the whole "human drama" aspect of it felt very forced. Travolta's drawling womaniser is shown to be basically an honest and straight talking man with one flaw, and this lack of satirical bite also compromises his character. What does …
