This movie should be advertised as three for the price of one because you get three different movies: a Robin Williams comedy, a political thriller and a sort of love story. Unfortunately, all three movies are bad and the attempt to put them together in a single movie is even worse.
The Robin Williams comedy is the least bad movie of the lot but I think Williams is best when his humour appears in context. There is no context here because this is one of the worst political thrillers I have ever seen. The plot is a landfill of discarded tires.
I give the movie two stars simply because I had fun looking for Toronto landmarks. One scene was filmed in front of the new CBC building and I for one found it ironic to see the CBC logo in the middle of what amounts to a half-baked critique of the American political system.
The Robin Williams comedy is the least bad movie of the lot but I think Williams is best when his humour appears in context. There is no context here because this is one of the worst political thrillers I have ever seen. The plot is a landfill of discarded tires.
I give the movie two stars simply because I had fun looking for Toronto landmarks. One scene was filmed in front of the new CBC building and I for one found it ironic to see the CBC logo in the middle of what amounts to a half-baked critique of the American political system.