
Documentary-style look at the fictional Senatorial campaign of Bob Roberts, an arch-conservative folk singer turned politician. This political satire includes several original songs co-written and performed by writer/director/star Tim Robbins, and cameo appearances by other stars as reporters and news anchors.... (Full plot summary below)
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Documentary-style look at the fictional Senatorial campaign of Bob Roberts, an arch-conservative folk singer turned politician. This political satire includes several original songs co-written and performed by writer/director/star Tim Robbins, and cameo appearances by other stars as reporters and news anchors.
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| St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe PollackRobbins’s debut as a director is exceptionally accomplished. He shrewdly balances his sense of purpose with a flair for mischief. |
| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanWhat About Bob? is just funny enough to make you wish it had been wilder and less predictable. |
| Washington PostDesson ThomsonRobbins, who scripted and directed, creates more than enough on his own. Bob's un-hackneyed character is the prime case in point. |
| Empire MagazineAngie ErrigoAn over-strung last act aside, this is funny, brilliant and sickening all at the same time. |
| Deseret News (Salt Lake City)Chris HicksA funny and dark election-year satire by writer-director-star Tim Robbins, lampooning the political right and the extremes to which some of its constituents go. |
| Kalamazoo GazetteJames Sanforda mostly on-target satire, with a great soundtrack |
| Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenThis Tim Robbins-helmed political satire about demogougery makes for an appropriate election-season re-release. |
| Cinema em CenaPablo VillaçaExcelente análise sobre o sistema político americano e a forma com que a manipulação da mídia pode criar novos heróis. Atuação brilhante do diretor/roteirista Robbins, que também compôs as músicas de seu personagem. |
| Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumA sometimes brilliant if overloaded pseudodocumentary satire. |
| Common Sense MediaHeather BoernerA political horror story for teens and adults. |