An inside look at Pete Buttigieg campaign to run for President of the United States.... (Full plot summary below)
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An inside look at Pete Buttigieg campaign to run for President of the United States.
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| ObserverRex ReedAs the focus of Mayor Pete, a fascinating chronicle of his 2019-2020 campaign, he’s living proof that decency, integrity, and liberty and justice for all still work in American politics. His story is like a good book you just can’t put down for fear that you might miss something. |
| VarietyOwen GleibermanMayor Pete shows us the trial by fire of it all, and also the jubilant grind. |
| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleIt provides unvarnished behind-the-scenes access to a presidential campaign, showing aspects of the process that we would never see otherwise. |
| The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloMoss spends the better part of a year just trying to get his subject to betray some raw emotion, even going so far as to have Chasten pose interview questions at one point. It’s not as if Buttigieg stonewalls the camera, either. He’s just not, at heart, a very demonstrative guy. |
| The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyAs a window into the campaign process, Mayor Pete doesn’t match the perspective or dramatic payoff of Moss’ last film, Boys State, co-directed with McBaine. But it does have the benefit of showing a man who seems destined to remain a force in American politics, growing into the role in real time. |
| CNNBrian LowryMostly, the documentary premiering on Amazon serves as a social-studies lesson in how campaigns operate, with the most candid moments coming from those other than the candidate. |
| RogerEbert.comNick AllenMayor Pete has a compelling subject, but it's most gripping when it’s trying to secure your curiosity, not just your future vote. |
| IndieWireDavid EhrlichMoss’ spry but often superficial film purports to explore what it’s like for an actual human being to run for the highest office in the land, and yet the competency and boy-scout-in-search-of-a-merit-badge resolve that (briefly) turned Buttigieg into an unexpectedly popular alternative to Donald Trump is also what renders him such an impenetrable subject for a documentary. |
| TheWrapElizabeth WeitzmanIt’s an enjoyable ride with intermittently compelling moments, particularly when Buttigieg struggles to find the balance between innate personality, intellectual morality, and professional practicality. But the film simply doesn’t dig deep enough. |
| Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinInvolving as the film is, it is decidedly short on propulsion and significant conflict. |
