Man of the Year

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SkyRo P "Man of the Year" starring Robin Williams is a comedy film about a talk show host who decides to run for president, highlighting how the political spectrum isn't always strictly left or right. Williams shines in his role, blending comedy with a touch of political savvy that showcases his acting prowess throughout the movie. He skillfully portrays the complexities of a politician, all while adding his trademark humor to the mix. The film is paced well, smoothly navigating through the engaging storyline that touches on election fraud and potential tampering. "Man of the Year" delivers a strong message about the need to break free from the constraints of traditional political divides and think outside the box. With its clever plot and Williams' stellar performance, this movie is a must-watch that I highly recommend to everyone. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/02/24 Full Review KerryWhite's S Rating: 6/10. 68/100 Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/04/24 Full Review Donald A Yes, "Man of the Year" won't even come close to nailing down any awards (positive ones, anyway). Nor will it stand the test of time against Robin Williams' and Barry Levinson's best work. But in the moment of the film, Williams' jokes made me laugh. Quite a bit, in fact. Yes, it would greatly benefit from an entirely focused effort to ditch one of the additional two genres thrown in with the comedy: a thriller and a romance. Yet, I think the film should not be entirely ignored. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/08/24 Full Review Andrea S Not a masterpiece, but still a great movie. Robin Williams is such a gem. For me, the biggest problem was that the action drama aspect ruined the overall atmosphere of political satire. However, the movie carries important messages that are still relevant, almost 20 years later now. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/16/23 Full Review Tyler B Hands down one of the worst comedian vanity projects ever made. This movie had all of the potential in the world.. it had Williams in the prime of his later career. Chris Walken's in it. Lewis Black at his peak was in it, and Jeff Goldblum as well. What could go wrong? Well.. a lot. Firstly this movie ultimately had struggles with what the tone was gonna be. The first half is what everyone wanted: Williams being a troll mocking the political scene and raising hell in a chaotic fun way. The debate is one of the best moments of Williams at his manic peak, and the montage that followed with Bohemian Like You was genius. However it causes the movie to peak within it's first 45 minutes and it never recovers. Then it becomes a bi-polar drama movie that constantly switches between sad, dark moments mixed with comedy attempts. It doesn't work at all. Then add to it the director's forced in political commentary/lecturing. This was 6 years after the 2000 Florida fiasco and Hollywood was still salty as hell about it. Barry Levininson's usually fantastic but he went overboard too hard here and it shows. It makes him look out of touchy, whiny, and bitter and downright paranoid even. The whole political conspiracy crap the movie gets into is just goofy and it didn't need to be forced in. Laura Linney's a great actress and all but her character is SO annoying. They try to make her sympathetic but she's so far from it it's ridiculous. She invites all the bad that happens to her and she's flat out creepy stalking Williams's character. Yuck. This movie woulda worked so much better if it focused on the campaign itself and how Dobbs is a constant troll. That's what it was advertised for it and what the post suggests. The entire voting conspiracy never needed to be added to the movie, if Dobbs wins at the end it should be due to fate, not someone else doing it. This coulda been one of Williams's best later career movies if Levinson had gotten out of his way and allowed it to be. He didn't, and we got this stinker instead. So sad. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/22/23 Full Review Martha W This movie couldn't figure out what kind of movie it wanted to be. Comedy? Drama? What? I don't know. Laura Linny did not give a good performance. She was hyper and an all around bad actress. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 05/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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