This is one of the biggest pieces of garbage I've ever seen. An Insipid plot with a political propaganda heavily sprinkled throughout. An unrealistic plot that paints the insane Trump supporters as the heroes.
3 Reviews
Garbage Pile
maxawesome-394412 October 2020
Very Poor Execution
writetonight-126 October 2020
I'm a Republican and I give the filmmakers credit for creating a film from a Republican point of view, as there are so few. That accounts for the three stars I gave the film. However, this is just not a good piece of filmmaking. It's almost entirely one dinner table conversation; a "talking heads" piece that may have been better as a play. But honestly, it wouldn't even make such a good play, because it's very monotone and boring. It's too easy for the Republican characters to convince the Democrat characters that they are wrong. The film starts out with the characters saying that they don't want a repeat of a party they had 4 years prior, when they got into a big fight over politics and threw food. That earlier unseen dinner party would have made for a better film, because there is not enough *drama* here. The stakes are way too low.
This film won't convince any Democrats to change their mind because even if they get past the "MAGA movie" graphic in the beginning, they'll get bored too quickly and tune out. As a Republican, the film doesn't tell me anything I didn't already know, and it doesn't go over the arguments in an entertaining way.
This film won't convince any Democrats to change their mind because even if they get past the "MAGA movie" graphic in the beginning, they'll get bored too quickly and tune out. As a Republican, the film doesn't tell me anything I didn't already know, and it doesn't go over the arguments in an entertaining way.
98% political arguing, 2% film. 0% interesting/compelling.
M85ALIVE23 April 2024
Warning: Spoilers
This reminds me of of an angsty teenager who is a right winger and is fed up with the left's take on them and wants to prove them wrong. Now, don't get me wrong, I've nothing against either sides. They both have good ideas at times. I'm NOT criticising this film on a political level...but, are these the best left wing characters to be against, the most educated, politically? I'm willing to bet there are people much more educated to take on the main characters, and I mean that in a nice way. If you're going for a 1hr 30min argument, I'd bet there are liberals who know much more and can challenge the arguments being made here, it'd make it much more interesting, because here, every single time, the left are ignorant and here come the right to set the record straight. It gets old real fast, no tension, nothing interesting, just a lesson in politics by the right..which is fine, but the same thing over and over, correction after correction after correction,
So, the main characters, the couple, they spend their time at the dinner party correcting the left wing guests on their take on certain events and opinions....who cares? So what? What does that do for them...there are literally millions of people like that. Why is it so meaningful for these characters to spend all the time in this film correcting them? They don't seem like real close friends and they have to change their opinions because if not some major important event will effect their meaningful relationship -- -- no! It's not. This whole thing is just an excuse for the filmmakers to get on their soap box and set their story straight. Why should I care about this, as a viewer? There are no stakes if they don't. They're just doing it because it came up in conversation and goes on and on and on and on.
Visually, it's just shot, reverse shot, the only reason I stuck around was: "Something has to happen that's compelling, right? They can't do this the whole time, can they?" I thought to myself.
There have to be legitimate left wing points, there has to be, that can challenge right wing ideologies? All the left here come off as ignorant and it feels one sided. I'm not siding with either, I just want to see a fair argument, if that's all there is to this "film" but now, they all come off as "you right wingers are this, you think and do this" and then they're proven wrong. It's kind of embarrassing as a movie. It doesn't seem fair.
I think the intention could have been good here, but it just devolved into the right is ....well, right and the left are deluded, and that is just not interesting, compelling or meaningful. It could be in the right context, but it's just so on the nose here, no storytelling, no interesting characters, just voices for one side or the other. Pity. It doesn't feel earned, splurge out a load of facts and there you have it.
What would of made this somewhat compelling is, the main characters and their left wing friends are great friends despite their politics, show their bond with each other, a life long one, one that means the world to all of them. They're like family despite their beliefs, then, show how the politics, for some reason, are about to destroy their relationship, now I might care about this story. But no. The film ends with a convenient payoff, the right wing gets what they want, his liberal friend is convinced. It just feels forced, un-earned, and not meaningful.
So, the main characters, the couple, they spend their time at the dinner party correcting the left wing guests on their take on certain events and opinions....who cares? So what? What does that do for them...there are literally millions of people like that. Why is it so meaningful for these characters to spend all the time in this film correcting them? They don't seem like real close friends and they have to change their opinions because if not some major important event will effect their meaningful relationship -- -- no! It's not. This whole thing is just an excuse for the filmmakers to get on their soap box and set their story straight. Why should I care about this, as a viewer? There are no stakes if they don't. They're just doing it because it came up in conversation and goes on and on and on and on.
Visually, it's just shot, reverse shot, the only reason I stuck around was: "Something has to happen that's compelling, right? They can't do this the whole time, can they?" I thought to myself.
There have to be legitimate left wing points, there has to be, that can challenge right wing ideologies? All the left here come off as ignorant and it feels one sided. I'm not siding with either, I just want to see a fair argument, if that's all there is to this "film" but now, they all come off as "you right wingers are this, you think and do this" and then they're proven wrong. It's kind of embarrassing as a movie. It doesn't seem fair.
I think the intention could have been good here, but it just devolved into the right is ....well, right and the left are deluded, and that is just not interesting, compelling or meaningful. It could be in the right context, but it's just so on the nose here, no storytelling, no interesting characters, just voices for one side or the other. Pity. It doesn't feel earned, splurge out a load of facts and there you have it.
What would of made this somewhat compelling is, the main characters and their left wing friends are great friends despite their politics, show their bond with each other, a life long one, one that means the world to all of them. They're like family despite their beliefs, then, show how the politics, for some reason, are about to destroy their relationship, now I might care about this story. But no. The film ends with a convenient payoff, the right wing gets what they want, his liberal friend is convinced. It just feels forced, un-earned, and not meaningful.
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