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Penn's Political Panache
This film made a change in that it was a remake that was a credit to the previous Black & White version starring Broderick Crawford as well as a fine interpretation of the original story by Robert Penn Warren (any relation to Sean?).
As for the man himself, Sean Penn acted his socks off playing the central character, Willie Stark, the ordinary hick who storms the American Political Machine to achieve benefits for his fellow hicks. Based on the true story of Huey Long who became Governor of Louisianna and then a US Senator before being assassinated, this version does not dwell so much as its predecessor upon the political corruption of the central character but relates to his oratory and the opposition from the conservative opposition that he encountered. The photography was excellant and there was a good supporting cast, however in my opinion it just lacked that little extra that would have made it a five star film. Well worth the money, I do not think that you will have the time to be bored by this swift moving political drama . |
