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Summary: Not the Andy Griffith you are used to. Incredible film !
Comment: Want to see Andy Griffith give an over the top performance ? Well he gives the wildest performance of a lifetime as Lonesome Rhodes. He plays a loud mouthed country boy who can sing, and radio hosts/talent scouts use him on his station, and continues to grow until he become a rich obnoxious, overbearing, wheeling, dealing evil businessman. He is TREMENDOUS in this movie,just so over the top. He gets too big for his britches. His love interest, Patricia Neal, well sort of , sees he is becoming too much and decides to pull the plug n his career. Incredible film from start to finish. Nothing like the Andy Griffith you are used to seeing...
A great great film that I highly recommend. Nothing like Ive ever seen before, not like this.
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Summary: Top-Shelf Classic Cinema!
Comment: Andy Griffith, in his acting debut, certainly isn't the Andy Taylor we all love. Here, he plays "Lonesome" Rhodes, a charming drifter that catches the eye and fancy of Patricia O'Neil. She puts him on her radio station and he becomes a star. His folksy ways and "every man" personality is played to the hilt, taking along O'Neil, his ever-growing audience, and even a presidential candidate in his masquerade. Not too soon, "Lonesome" is revealed as what he is - not the Will Rogers that his public sees, but a power-mad snake oil salesman that is taking his followers with him. The viewer sees the act, as O'Neil eventually does, too, but in the meantime, Rhodes is remaking the image of Senator Worthington Fuller to make him the next president of the United States.
If you love classic b&w cinema, morality tales, or politics, this will soon be one of your all-time favorites.
It should be required viewing for all political candidates, their staff personnel, volunteers, and in every Civics class in America. The timeless message of people following a charismatic personality all the way to the Highest Office in the Land is as appropriate today as it was fifty years ago.
Various reviewers have compared the film to campaigns ranging from president-elect Obama to the radio programs of Limbaugh and Bill O'Reilly.
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Summary: Great film
Comment: This is Andy Griffith like you've never seen him before or since. This is no Sheriff of Mayberry character. Definitely worth seeing.
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Summary: A Masterwork! Everyone who loves democracy must see it!
Comment: Anyone who thought G.W. Bush was dumb, and thought that he 'lost' in his debates with Kerry, need only see this masterpiece of political drama to get their larnin'! The acting, the directing, the camera work are all astounding, and they need to be, for the script is a subtle and intelligent tale of cynical realism about the media, politics, and soulless marketing.
Andy Griffith is mesmerizing as a 'genuine hick' who shows the television establishment how easy it is to snuff democracy into a true, American, neo-fascist cowboy hat! Don't skip the documentary "Facing the Past," included with the DVD.
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Summary: Great Film!!!!
Comment: Got this film for a class I had to watch it for and was not expecting to enjoy it. It really surprised me!!! Andy Griffith was amazing!!!! for sure a must see film : )
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