Bulworth: Critic Reviews

Bulworth plays like a cry of frustrated comic rage. It's about an archetypal character who increasingly seems to stand for our national mood: the guy who's fed up and isn't going to take it anymore.

As writer, director and star, Beatty flails all over the screen, but he's also made the only recent political satire that draws blood.

Bulworth is an angry movie, but Beatty is savvy enough to recognize that people respond better to comedies than serious "issue films," so he has camouflaged his message beneath the surface of this original, incisive satire.

What gives Bulworth its unique character is that all this silliness is periodically punctuated by cogent, carefully thought-out mini-manifestos...

Smug but fun political satire for adults only.

Manages to courageously and seriously address political issues head-on while remaining a funny and entertaining romp.

A liberal call to action -- a satire driven by equal parts disgust and hope.

It's a sharp, brave movie, a little ragged around the edges, but that's to its advantage.

Beatty is a very shielded actor, but he shrewdly finds ways to work within his limitations, and Bulworth is a tour-de-force for him.

Jaw-droppingly abysmal. Seldom has a major star embarrassed himself so badly.

While the ending is predictable and unsatisfying, the political issues that the film raises (racism, et. al) are worthy of further discussion.

one of the hardest-hitting and unblinkingly brave political satires to hit American screens since "Dr. Strangelove."

A middling funny film with a good, if silly, performance by Warren Beatty, and not much more.

An effective satire that deserves recommendation.

Beatty's contribution to the ranks of recent political satire is bold, merciless and frequently very funny, and his performance is just plain fearless.

sometimes ambitious failures are more interesting to watch than modest successes, and, though "Bulworth" may offend... it's unlikely to bore anyone.

Warren Beatty is wonderfully wacky here.

The plot is clever. The acting is genuine.

Bulworth epitomizes the sort of film that gets lots of points for ambition and concept but fails in practice to live up to its own audaciously stated potential.

Bulworth is Warren Beatty's most passionate work since Reds -- provocative, vulgar, heartfelt and pretty darn funny.

... Bulworth is the product of an interesting engaged intelligence operating at or near peak capacity

What begins as a promising, potentially brilliant political satire fast degenerates into yet another celebrity soapbox...

Warren Beatty's brave, if ramshackle, political farce tackles the dirty business of racial inequality and corporate greed with the tenacity of a pit bull.

An over-the-top black comedy about two of the most egregious problems in politics- racism and campaign financing.

Bulworth is among the most honest and scathingly funny looks at modern politics in years.