Rotten
[A] fawning, oddly bloodless portrait.
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
The Undefeated
Sarah Palin's Unprecedented Rise to Political Prominence
2011 · 1h 57m · PG-13
Documentary
Directed by
Steve Bannon
Overview
A documentary that chronicles Sarah Palin's pre-political life; her tenure as Governor of Alaska, and her time spent as John McCain's running mate.
Director and cast
- Steve Bannon Director
- Sarah Palin as Herself
- Pamela Anderson as Self (archive footage)
- Mark Ballas as Self - on The Tonight Show (archive footage)
- Roseanne Barr as Self (archive footage)
- Joy Behar as Self - on The View (archive footage)
- Sandra Bernhard as Self (archive footage)
- Joe Biden as Self - Vice Presidential Candidate (archive footage)
- John Binkley as Self - Former Alaskan state legislator (archive footage)
- Andrew Breitbart as Self
- Tammy Bruce Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Rotten
The movie may tempt even the most ardent conservatives to emulate their idol's tenure as governor and walk out halfway through.
Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine
Rotten
It's a straight hagiography, without nuance or ambiguity or the admission of opposing viewpoints, even those meant to be dismantled.
David Edelstein, New York Magazine/Vulture
Rotten
This Sarah Palin hosanna is done in by the simple fact that its director needs to go back to film school.
Robert Levin, The Atlantic
Rotten
A troop-rallying campaign infomercial as imagined by Michael Bay: hero-worshipping, crescendo-edited at a dizzying pace, thunderously repetitive and its own worst enemy as a two-hour, talking-points briefing.
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
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