Report Card---"The Front Runner"

"The Front Runner" is a straight, dead-on biography of Senator Gary Hart.
It often begs the question "Why do we need a straight, dead-on biography of Gary Hart.
It centers on his brief campaign for the 1988 Democratic nomination for President.
Cut short by his fling with Donna Rice.  
Remember her?
If you don't, do you need to?  I did, and I didn't.


On to the scoring.

Is it interesting?

It told me nothing I didn't know.  It seems a lot more trivial now, since Trump

C.

Compelling even?

Never.
D.

Is it good storytelling?

Not particularly.
C.

Is it well written?

Not interestingly enough.
C-.

Is it well cast? Well played?

Hugh Jackman is terrific but seems wasted in this.
B.

Well shot?

Well enough.
B.

Did the director put such a personal stamp on it so that no one else could have made it?

No 

B. 

How long does it take to establish the film's locale and time period?

Immediately.  1988.
A.

Is it too long? Too short?

Not an issue.
B.

Is it believable? Do you care about the characters?.

Yes, and no.
B.

.

Is it predictable?

It was all predictable.
C.

Do you think about it after you've seen it?

No.
D.

Is it funny?

No.
F.

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Would it have been worth the thirteen bucks it would have cost to see it in the movies?

No.

F.

Is it impressive?

Not at all
F.

Overall grade: C-.

No reason to revisit this story.

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My books, "Show Runner" and "Show Runner 2" can be found at the Amazon Kindle Store,

along with newer ones, "The Man Is Dead", and "Report Cards".

They are all compilations of blog entries have since been removed from the blog.

So this is the only way you can find them.,

You can search by typing in my name, Cindy Williams, Laverne and Shirley, The Odd Couple, or Happy Days.

Check them out.

You don't need a Kindle machine to download them.

Just get the free app from Kindle, and they can be downloaded to an IPhone, IPad, or Blackberry.

The paperbacks, "Mark Rothman's Essays" and my new novel, "I'm Not Garbo" are not e-books.

But they are available for people without Kindle.

I have many readings and signings lined up for those, and the thing about Kindle is you can't sign one.

If you'd like one of the paperbacks, personally autographed, contact me at macchus999@aol.com.

And now, there's my reading of my screenplay of my unmade "Laverne and Shirley" movie on "YouTube".