Rotten
Try as the filmmakers might, it just isn't the same. How could it be, really?
Alec MacGillis, The New Republic
Game Change
Politics would never be the same.
2012 · 1h 58m · TV-MA
Comedy, Drama, History, TV Movie
Directed by
Jay Roach
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Game Change
Overview
During the Republican run of the 2008 Presidential election, candidate John McCain picks a relative unknown, Alaskan governor Sarah Palin, to be his running mate. As the campaign kicks into high gear, her lack of experience, in both political and media savvy, becomes a drain upon McCain and his strategists.
Director and cast
- Jay Roach Director
- Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin
- Woody Harrelson as Steve Schmidt
- Ed Harris as John McCain
- Peter MacNicol as Rick Davis
- Jamey Sheridan as Mark Salter
- Sarah Paulson as Nicolle Wallace
- Ron Livingston as Mark Wallace
- David Barry Gray as Todd Palin
- Larry Sullivan as Chris Edwards
- Mikal Evans as Bexie Nobles
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
67%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Actress Moore makes one actually feel sorry for Sarah Palin at points in this wonderful film.
Liz Smith, Chicago Tribune
Fresh
The dramatic re-creations are somewhat uneven: The convention staging is quite convincing, the campaign trail less so.
David Hiltbrand, Philadelphia Inquirer
Rotten
The constant use of actual news footage adds a bit of verisimilitude but also constantly raises the question of why this lightly fictionalized version of the election actually needs to exist.
Alex Pareene, Salon.com
Fresh
Game Change, which explores how smart people make dumb decisions, is a movie for all of us.
Brian Dickerson, Detroit Free Press
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