Critique: Serio-documentary, The Candidate is one of those films that should be shown to students seeking a political career. Its precise depiction of a normal person into a beauracratic tool is almost too real. Director Michael Ritche recreates the sometimes absurd, complicated and superficial world of political inner workings to perfection. Robert Redford is also perfect as a 'wholesome', naïve underdog champion (you can almost feel a JFK-esque aura around him). The film's wonderful parades and interviews further reinforce the sense of a documentary. An excellently written, 'illuminating' experience.
QUOTE: Pete: "I saw something up there tonight. Believe me this is effective. You can do it, you can go all the way. Look, you and I know this is all bull, but the point is they'll believe In it."
