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Big Buy: Tom DeLay's Stolen Congress, The

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Big Buy: Tom DeLay's Stolen Congress, The reviews
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7.3 User Score:

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Based on 5 critic reviews
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Documentary

Written by:

Directed by: Mark Birnbaum
Jim Schermbeck

Release Date:
Theatrical: May 26, 2006
DVD: May 23, 2006

Running Time: 76 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: Not Rated

The Big Buy is a feature length documentary that connects the dots between big money and big government. It's not a pretty picture. (Brave New Films)

What The Critics Said

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Village Voice Robert Wilonsky

The filmmakers capture a battle for the soul of a state and country; we're all damned, no matter our choice of red or blue, unless things change sooner than later, says a movie that will divide like nothing since Michael Moore took the nation's temperature.

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The New York Times Jeannette Catsoulis

As much fun as that is for the choir being preached to, it would have been even more persuasive with a little less hammering and a little more historical perspective.

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Variety Joe Leydon

The title alone should alert auds that The Big Buy: Tom DeLay's Stolen Congress is a hatchet job on the controversial politico known as "The Hammer."

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The Hollywood Reporter Frank Scheck

This less than subtly titled documentary by Mark Birnbaum and Jim Schermbeck will undoubtedly find few viewers.

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12

New York Post Kyle Smith

The hero is the Texas prosecutor who won a questionable indictment of DeLay, Ronnie Earle. But he sounds more extreme the more he talks.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 7.3 (out of 10) based on 6 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Clayton A. gave it a9:
A neo film noir look at one of the poliitcal crimes of the century. Has a sense of humor and atmosphere. Entertaining.

[anonymous] gave it a10:
This story of one of the most blatant power grabs in American history is a must see for anyone who realy cares about the direction our country is headed.

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