Let's Get Frank

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Cakes and C This film heard the rumbling of deep-seated divisions in Washington long before January 6th... Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) - armed with an extemely sharp intelligence, and an even sharper wit - has lived the best and the worst of political life in our nation's capital. Having survived his own political scandal, Rep. Frank has a discerning and "experienced" eye on the Clinton Impeachment Hearings, firmly holding the line between the legitimacy of the law and responsibility before one's constituency in public service, and partisan political "witch-hunt". Very few have walked this border zone and survived. "Let's Get Frank" is insightful, even more relevant today that it was yesterday, and well-worth the watch. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review walter m The otherwise undistinguished documentary "Let's Get Frank" starts with Congeressman Barney Frank(D-Ma.) hugging Ellen DeGeneres. The film lacks any true insight into his legislative record and is only deep as watching C-Span. And you do not need that many cameras to film an interview. Instead, the focus is on his defense of President Clinton, who signed the Defense of Marriage Act into law in 1996, during the impeachment hearings which were a colossal waste of time and money since the Republicans were never going to have the votes to convict in the Senate, as morality or harmless stupidity should never be legislated. In fact, the openly gay Frank had his own sexual scandal where he was outed and reprimanded for, about a decade before the impeachment. Basically, what the documentary is concerned with on a partisan basis is attacking the hypocrisy(while not giving credit to Larry Flynt for instigating some of the unveiling of hypocrites. Give the pornographer his due.) and homophobia of Republicans, linking back to the anti-Communist witch hunts of the 1950's. I would go back even further to when people were literally on trial for being witches(a connection Michael Moore made in one of his television series). Any country that is founded by religious fanatics is bound to have its share of issues and be generally uptight. Or in other words, no sex please. We're American. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member I love Barney Frank, but this was a really boring production... Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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