| Series 7: The Contenders Review |
| by Mark R. Leeper (Rating: 6/10) |
| CAPSULE: Six people hunt and kill each other in an
exaggerated satire of today's "reality TV." Shot on
video on an ultra-low-budget and with melodramatic
sub-plotting, the result is still surprisingly
entertaining considering its...more |
| Series 7: The Contenders Review |
| by Jerry Saravia |
| Rod Lurie's "The Contender" has been criticized for taking a strong liberal,
Democratic side as far as the political race is concerned. I hasten to
disagree though one can argue but why carp? "The Contender" is about the race
for political office, and...more |
| Series 7: The Contenders Review |
| by Dennis Schwartz |
| CONTENDER, THE (director/writer: Rod Lurie; cinematographer: Denis
Maloney; editor: Michael Jablow; cast: Gary Oldman (Shelly Runyon), Joan
Allen (Laine Hanson), Jeff Bridges (President Jackson Evans), Christian
Slater (Reginald Webster), Sam Elliott...more |
| Series 7: The Contenders Review |
| by Mark O'Hara |
| Rod Lurie’s THE CONTENDER is a solid enough political drama, but in this
fall’s offerings of high-powered action and big-name-directed comedy, it’s
likely to be forgotten fast. more |
| Series 7: The Contenders Review |
| by Mark O'Hara |
| Rod Lurie’s THE CONTENDER is a solid enough political drama, but in this
fall’s offerings of high-powered action and big-name-directed comedy, it’s
likely to be forgotten fast. more |
| Series 7: The Contenders Review |
| by Shannon Patrick Sullivan |
| Directed by Rod Lurie, from his screenplay. Starring Joan Allen, Gary
Oldman, Jeff Bridges. Running time: 125 minutes. Rated AA for coarse
language by the MFCB. Reviewed on October 28th, 2000. more |
| Series 7: The Contenders Review |
| by Steve Kong |
| The Contender is not a movie that was made just so that it could be
released during election year; it is a movie that is one of the best
political films I've seen yet. more |
| Series 7: The Contenders Review |
| by Chad Polenz |
| Starring: Joan Allen (Senator Laine Hanson); Gary Oldman (Congressman Shelly
Runyon); Jeff Bridges (President Jackson Evans); Sam Elliot (Kermit Newman);
produced by Willi Bar, Marc Frydman, James Spies, Douglas Urbanski; written
and directed by Rod...more |
| Series 7: The Contenders Review |
| by Bob Bloom |
| The Contender (2000) 1 star out of 4. Starring Joan Allen, Gary Oldman,
Jeff Bridges, Christian Slater, Sam Elliott and William Petersen.
Written and directed by Rod Lurie. Rated R. more |
| Series 7: The Contenders Review |
| by Berge Garabedian |
| This little preamble doesn't have much to do with the film at hand, but I
just thought it was strange how three of the main actors from this film,
were also three of the main actors from 1988's TUCKER: THE MAN AND HIS
DREAM. A fine film in its own right...more |
| Series 7: The Contenders Review |
| by John Beachem |
| The vice president of the US has died, and President Evans (Jeff Bridges)
must select a new one. The primary candidate in everyone's minds is the
popular Governor Hathaway (William L. Petersen), who was proclaimed a
national hero when he tried to save...more |
| Series 7: The Contenders Review |
| by Rose 'Bams' Cooper |
| THE CONTENDER (2000)
Rated R; running time 126 minutes
Genre:Political Drama
IMDB site: http://us.imdb.com/Details?0208874
Official site: http://www.thecontender-thefilm.com/
Written by: Rod Lurie
Directed by: Rod Lurie
Cast: Joan Allen, Gary Oldman,...more |
| Series 7: The Contenders Review |
| by Scott Renshaw |
| THE CONTENDER
(DreamWorks)
Starring: Gary Oldman, Joan Allen, Jeff Bridges, Christian Slater,
William Petersen, Sam Elliott.
Screenplay: Rod Lurie.
Producers: Marc Frydman, Douglas Urbanski, Willi Baer and James Spies.
Director: Rod Lurie.
MPAA...more |
| Series 7: The Contenders Review |
| by Edward Johnson-Ott |
| The Contender (2000)
Joan Allen, Gary Oldman, Jeff Bridges, Sam Elliott, Christian Slater,
William Petersen, Philip Baker Hall, Saul Rubineck. Written and directed
by Rod Lurie. 126 minutes
Rated R, 3 stars (out of five stars) more |
| Series 7: The Contenders Review |
| by Susan Granger |
| Susan Granger's review of "THE CONTENDER" (DreamWorks)
Is the United States really ready for a woman to be a
heartbeat away from the Presidency? That's the challenging premise of
this timely political thriller in which a Vice-President dies...more |
| Series 7: The Contenders Review |
| by Laura Clifford |
| Former film critic Rod Lurie breaks the 'those who can't, teach' maxim by
writing and directing "The Contender," a pungent political drama with roots
in Otto Preminger's 1962 film "Advise and Consent." more |
