Viewing it today, its quaintness and timidness make it seem out of step with the even more insidious contemporary times.
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02/22/08
Advise and Consent (1962)
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Reviews Counted:10
Fresh:8
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7.7/10
Synopsis: Preminger's political thriller examines the dark side of politics and its tragic personal repercussions for an essentially decent man. When a President nominates a controversial candidate for... [More]
Starring: Henry Fonda, Charles Laughton, Gene Tierney, Burgess Meredith
Director: Otto Preminger
Reviews for Advise and Consent
1 - 10 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
A poignant, biting expose of the American political process, boasting a large ensemble of terrific actors (Fonda, Laughton), Preminger's saga set the trend of future, more sensationalitsic political melodramas like Fail Safe and All the President's Men.
12/14/07
Incisive, sometimes brutal, study of American high politics, based on Allen Drury's best-selling novel, featuring outstanding performances from the leads and a great collection of character actors.
10/23/07
The settings are powerfully like real. A Senate hearing room, the Senate itself, a party home in immediate Washington and varying apartments plus a place in DC suburbia all have the look of genuineness.
10/23/07
Top CriticSubestimado em sua própria época e injustamente esquecido por muitos nos dias de hoje, este olhar complexo e fascinante sobre os bastidores de Washington permanece atual em sua maneira rica e ambígüa de tratar seus temas e personagens.
02/20/07
Grips like a vice thanks to the skill with which Preminger's stunning mise en scène absorbs documentary detail.
02/09/06
The star of this absorbing, mature piece is the American political process itself, which with all its corruption and decency is, or at least seems to be, captured in authentic detail.
06/11/05
There are many other dull and naughty characters in this brisk whirl on the Washington merry-go-round.
06/11/05
Top CriticPreminger's visual savvy turns that most staid and insufferable of social terrariums, the floor of the U.S. Senate, into a vibrant, perpetually shifting Voronoi diagram.
06/10/05
as a time capsule look into American politics in the '60s it couldn't be more insightful
05/23/05
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