Word: estevezã
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Dates: during 2006-2006
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Bottom Line: Though passionate, Estevez??s impassioned answer to the famous “We want Kennedy” cry is ultimately unfulfilling...
...Although Estevez??s use of real images of RFK’s life, speeches, and death frames the movie and provides a portrait of the impassioned politician, the film itself does not actually focus on the inspirational figure. It instead chooses to highlight the “normal” Americans affected by the tragedy. However, Estevez??s heavy pen of righteousness bleeds through every line...
Instead of “JFK’s” multi-layered political intrigue, Estevez provides little moral gray area in “Bobby”—bad is bad, good is good, and RFK is canonized as the next American saint. Although Estevez??s immense admiration for RFK remains quite evident in the black-and-white images he selects and the words he writes, the bulk of the film leaves something to be desired. “Bobby” leaves you unsatisfied. Even Ashton Kutcher’s humorous stint...
...this was a better summer for movies. But I’m keeping my fingers crossed that this fall will offer some truly delectable fare. Martin Scorcese’s “The Departed” boasts the skills of Matt Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio while Emilio Estevez??s—who knew the Mighty Duck man himself was still around?—“Bobby,” an account of how RFK’s assassination affected various people’s lives, features just about every talented yet struggling actor...
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