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The lynchpin of the film’s success is, unsurprisingly, Robin Williams, who flexes his satirical and dramatic muscles as Tom Dobbs, a Jon Stewart-ish TV personality who decides to run for president.
On the campaign trail, Williams has some help from manager Jack Menken (Christopher Walken) and joke-turned-speech writer Eddie Langston (acerbic standup comic Lewis Black), who, despite their pitch-perfect performances largely sing backup to their leading man.
But unlike his other comic outings, in “Man of the Year,” Williams doesn’t come across as a prima donna. He’s surprisingly restrained, coolly cracking jokes with finesse.
I would give credit to Levinson for the film’s humor, but Williams probably improvised half of the jokes anyway.
A trip to nationals was on the line this week for a few sailors of the No. 3 Harvard sailing team, as the Crimson sailed in three team regattas and sent three of its men to Bristol, R.I., to attempt to qualify for nationals in the New England Intercollegiate Sailing...