tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34536171.post116383186283786671..comments2008-11-19T08:33:23.617-05:00Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07962237791468225160noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34536171.post-1164510661990554232006-11-25T22:11:00.000-05:002006-11-25T22:11:00.000-05:002006-11-25T22:11:00.000-05:00It's a fair perspective. I think that would make for an interesting film as well. I just happened to be completely charmed and moved by this film. I liked that it was a movie about seemingly unimportant people coming together to share a tragic moment that will change their lives. I didn't want a heavy political film about Kennedy and his campaign. I wanted it to be something purely emotional and heartfelt like this movie.Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07962237791468225160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34536171.post-1164510340246323862006-11-25T22:05:00.000-05:002006-11-25T22:05:00.000-05:002006-11-25T22:05:00.000-05:00Yes, I agree with you that the film could have been much more meaningful if it had focused on what Kennedy actually stood for, if it had focused on characters who had more compelling stories to tell, such as the people who fought for Kennedy on the campaign trail, in the streets, in the houses of the workers, in the factories, in the ghetto, in the military, and many other places besides behind the doors of the suites at the high-class Ambassador Hotel, its hair salon and its kitchen. From this film, my opinion is that it would be hard for anyone to tell what exactly Kennedy did stand for, after all, but that's just my opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34536171.post-1164509659705315772006-11-25T21:54:00.000-05:002006-11-25T21:54:00.000-05:002006-11-25T21:54:00.000-05:00I see your point about it not being centered on Kennedy, but I think the message of the film was really more about what Kennedy stood for than what his actual actions were that day. When we hear his speech layered over images of these fictional characters we read his words as a comment on them and on America in general. I don't think seeing him preparing his speech and getting ready that day would yield the same amount of emotional impact as these intertwining character narratives that really reflect the time and what Kennedy meant to people.Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07962237791468225160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34536171.post-1164509142265220362006-11-25T21:45:00.000-05:002006-11-25T21:45:00.000-05:002006-11-25T21:45:00.000-05:00Well, I saw the film this week and I have to say I found it disappointing. You say at the beginning of your review that it "tells the tale of Robert F. Kennedy's last day alive," but actually it does anything but that. It actually reveals little about Kennedy himself until the closing credits, and focuses nearly all of its effort on telling a bunch of stories about fictional characters which doesn't add up to very much information or entertainment. Lots of great actors here, they all look good, but not much happens until the end of the movie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com