A presidential candidate is deemed to have a dull personality, thus a charismatic look-alike is hired as a front..
Is it worth your time? If you like old-school, fast-talking comedy and don’t mind if the political plot is thinner than my patience on a Monday, give it a whirl. If you need your political thrillers to be gritty, realistic, or even slightly logical, skip this. It’s a relic, but a loud one. George M. Cohan carries this...
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"Is it worth your time? If you like old-school, fast-talking comedy and don’t mind if the political plot is thinner than my patience on a Monday, give it a whirl. If you need your political thrillers to be gritty, realistic, or even slightly logical, skip this. It’s a relic, but a loud one. George M. Cohan carries this thing like he’s trying to win a marathon in tap shoes. He plays both the stiff candidate and the charismatic imposter, and honestly, the way he switches between them is the only t..."
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