
Senator Jay Bulworth is facing speculation-induced financial ruin, so he puts out a contract on his own life in order to collect a large, new insurance policy for his family. Living each moment on borrowed time, he suddenly begins spouting raw, unfiltered--and sometimes offensive in word but satirical in spirit -- thoughts to shocked audiences and handlers in the speech of hip-hop music and culture. His newfound uninhibitedness and new relationship with Nina carry him on a jo... (Full plot summary below)
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Senator Jay Bulworth is facing speculation-induced financial ruin, so he puts out a contract on his own life in order to collect a large, new insurance policy for his family. Living each moment on borrowed time, he suddenly begins spouting raw, unfiltered--and sometimes offensive in word but satirical in spirit -- thoughts to shocked audiences and handlers in the speech of hip-hop music and culture. His newfound uninhibitedness and new relationship with Nina carry him on a journey of political and spiritual renewal.
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| San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannBeatty has fashioned a hilarious morality tale that delivers a surprisingly potent, angry message beneath the laughs. |
| USA TodayMike ClarkWarren Beatty's uproariously rude Bulworth is 90% triumph. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzEveryone in the film is a cardboard prop for Beatty to lay it into them with his political clichés. |
| Flick FilosopherMaryAnn JohansonExtraordinarily well written and performed, Bulworth is simply brilliant. |
| Aisle SeatMike McGranaghanBesides its intriguing political agenda, Bulworth is packed with good performances. |
| Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenThis political satire that's as fresh and exhilarating as anything we've seen come out of Hollywood in quite some time. |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsTed Priggeor its entire time, it's a hilarious, entertaining-as-hell romp that has an intriguing story to tell, and one helluva message to relay. |
| Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumWarren Beatty sounds off angrily and shrewdly about politics, delivering what is possibly his best film and certainly his funniest and livliest. |
| VarietyTodd McCarthyAn uncommonly smart, sharp and irreverent American picture. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertWarren Beatty's Bulworth made me laugh -- and wince. |