Bulworth
User Score
7.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 15
  3. Negative: 3 out of 15

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  1. PatC.
    Jan 12, 2004
    6
    There is no reason this film had to deteriorate from refreshing political banter into the inevitability of no good deed going unpunished. Though Bulworth is initially pushed to the brink of suicide by conservative elements, the film is fair & balanced, justifying both the good and bad qualities of a so-human charismatic renaissance liberal while reaffirmating the universal truth that the opposition is somehow the root cause. Eventually the catharsis is concluded but the mania remains. In the end we are let down by a character who, while representing the rare sacred truth, turns out to not be the genuine article. But hey that's politics, or movie making, or both. The system is beyond either redemption or condemnation. It is just what happens when human nature is the law of the land. To love hearing truth as one of several variables is wisdom, but to try to change the world by publicizing the truth has a deranged quality because we cannot be certain of the truth's correct renditiion.… Collapse
  2. Jack
    Nov 10, 2002
    8
    The politics are well-meaning but immature. As a movie it's funny, un-PC, and alive, despite the flaws.
  3. XavierX.
    Dec 7, 2002
    10
    Bulworth was f..king badass!
  4. Wade
    Mar 10, 2002
    1
    Absolutely intolerable! 110 minutes of my life was ruthlessly robbed from me.
  5. Cwech
    Jan 3, 2004
    10
    A great political comentary and one of the funniest movies I have ever seen. The movie hits the spot on the issues facing America today, the Democrats are in the pockets of the insurance companies, and the Republicans are even worse, no wonder all the wrong things are happening to America. This movie is what would happen if a Senator told the truth.
  6. AndrewW.
    Mar 24, 2002
    10
    Ignore Wade! Absolutely brilliant.
  7. Kenneth
    Dec 25, 2002
    0
    This movie is THE reason a rating of 0 is a possibility. I have never walked out on a film, but should have on this one. There are no redeeming qualities about this film. Don't walk away... run!

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Metascore
75 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 28 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    58
    It's a tease of a satire that never really follows through on its audacious premise.
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  2. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Rosenbaum
    90
    Warren Beatty sounds off angrily and shrewdly about politics, delivering what is possibly his best film and certainly his funniest and livliest.
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  3. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    80
    Beatty's contribution to the ranks of recent political satire is bold, merciless and frequently very funny, and his performance is just plain fearless.
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