grantss A conservative folk singer, Bob Roberts, turns his hand to politics, running for the US Senate. He sets about organising rallies, singing songs to get his message across. He is not above using dirty tricks and smears to gain an advantage over his opponent. Meanwhile, a reporter is investigating Roberts's potential involvement in a drug ring.Written by, directed by and starring Tim Robbins, this is a brilliant satire on US politics. Quite accurate in depicting the lengths politicians will go to for power, and quite funny at times in how ridiculous they look doing it.Very relevant, at any time. Always good to be reminded of the type of people that are asking you to vote for them.Great ending - wonderful twist. Very powerful and profound.

wayne-kozun If you haven't seen this movie then stop what you are doing and watch it - immediately.I am shocked that this movie does not get more attention as it was extremely prescient - this movie essentially predicts politicians like Donald Trump. But it was made 24 years before Trump was elected.Robbins plays Roberts, a right-wing politician who sings Bob Dylan-like songs that are twisted around 180 degrees. He runs for the US senate seat in PA and will do anything to get elected. Many of his tactics are stunningly familiar from the 2016 election campaign.This move contains cameos from many famous actors and it features the cinematic debut of a young Jack Black as one of Roberts' devotees.

Parker Lewis Twenty four years after Bob Roberts, we elect Donald J. Trump as President of the USA. Tim Robbins must have known something, his finger on the pulse, because watching Bob Roberts is like seeing the current events where a wealthy reality show host/developer becomes President of the USA.Bob Roberts should watched by all students in civics, actually watched by everyone. What's depicted can happen, especially if the candidate, as Bob Roberts did, has a talented team of advisors to be on point and reach out to the masses and key voting groups in key states in the Electoral College.

Brian Wright Bob Roberts is a timely movie about national political cynicism that was intended to satirize the Republican Revolution of 1994. Others have contended the subject of the satire was the Reagan 80s, against the Gordon Gekko "Greed is Good" crowd. But it could not be more appropriate to the rise and ascendancy of the Bush II clique. Roberts, a Pennsylvania Senate candidate , is a rich, smarmy, guitar-strumming, media savvy corporate shill. He sings folk songs about the joys of strip mining, stock-market success, and capital punishment for drug dealers...For my complete review of this movie and for other movie and book reviews, please visit my site TheCoffeeCoaster.com.Brian Wright Copyright 2007