1972 · drama · political · satire
The Candidate
Directed by Michael Ritchie1h 50m1972
Bill McKay is a candidate for the U.S. Senate from California. He has no hope of winning, so he is willing to tweak the establishment.
Our read: The Candidate (1972) reads as a neutral, kinetic, grounded drama · political · satire entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, kinetic, measured drama / political, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
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