Primary Colors . Tucson Weekly . 04-27-98

Primary Colors

DIRECTED BY: Mike Nichols

REVIEWED: 04-27-98

In this wide-ranging, thought-provoking movie, director Mike Nichols takes a hard look at how our political system methodically churns out idealistic hypocrites just aching to run the country. in This thinly disguised account of the 1992 Clinton primary campaign centers on Governor Jack Stanton (John Travolta), a manipulative skirt-chaser with a big, throbbing heart; his lovely wife Susan (Emma Thompson), a behind-the-scenes power player; and the starry-eyed Henry Burton (Adrian Lester), the campaign manager who wants to believe that Stanton truly cares about the common man. Governor Stanton's supporters stick by their man through bimbo flare-ups and a general array of dirty tricks, but they suffer from his lack of moral sense. Nichols raises some interesting questions about who believes in what, and why they even bother, without being pedantic about it.

--Richter

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