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...Bobby?? is written and directed by Emilio Estevez, an avowed Kennedy admirer who previously adapted the script for 1985’s “That Was Then… This Is Now.” It follows a handful of archetypal 1960s characters—the hippie druggie, the angry black protestor, the hopeful political junkies, the child war bride, and the impressionable youth—as they live their lives on a normal day inside L.A.’s Ambassador Hotel. Their otherwise unremarkable day coincides with the 1968 assassination of presidential hopeful Robert...
While most of the acting work is believable enough given unbelievable characters, I did cringe on several occasions in response to what will probably go down as some of the worst teenage film acting of this year. Let’s just say that Bobby??s pals - sounding more like Van Halen than Hanson - should stay put playing in the garage (lest their man-boy voices betray their steroid use). Joe Mantegna, having grown tired of the caustic straight talk from his David Mamet days, instead opts for the sappy rubbish of what is effectively Joan of Arcadia...
...Bobby??s a little bit like [senior quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick] in that overall his statistics probably aren’t as gaudy as a year ago,” Harvard coach Tim Murphy says, “and yet their lack of concern about statistics has helped us to win. Bobby is always in the right place at the right time, he’s the emotional glue to our defense, and he’s the one guy we cannot replace, both in terms of production and in terms of leadership...
...Bobby??s not hesitant to raise his voice if he has to,” Harvard coach Tim Murphy echoed. “He’s not one of those guys who talks just to hear himself speak, but if something’s not going right, he takes it upon himself. He’s not worried about being popular, he just wants...
...acting. As the heroine Polly, Amanda M. Gann ’06 is the star of the show, with outstandingly clear, fine and well-phrased singing; limber dancing; and a portrayal of a self-reliant and independent but not stubborn young woman. As the other women in Bobby??s life, Joanna D. Goldstein ’06 and Diana K. Bowen ’04 are equally excellent. Goldstein, playing Bobby??s domineering and sexy fiancée Irene, becomes a tiny bundle of sheer outrage over something as small as a cold cup of coffee...