Game Change (2012)

Waste of time

To me, this movie is perfection.

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

Having gotten his start with the Austin Powers and Meet the Parents movies, Jay Roach turned to politically-themed movies. One example was 2012's "Game Change", about John McCain's hiring of Sarah Palin as his running mate, only to see the Alaska governor make a fool of herself and eventually sink his presidential campaign.The star is Julianne Moore - who won a well deserved Emmy for the role - as Palin, perfectly impersonating the self-proclaimed mama grizzly in all her blithe ignorance and lack of preparation. At one point, she lashes out at the campaign for not letting her be herself; brainless though Palin may have been, she knew that the "real Americans" liked her. McCain (Ed Harris) takes more of a backseat to strategist Steve Schmidt (Woody Harrelson), who slowly but surely realizes that he made a mistake in hiring Palin and not sufficiently vetting her.The movie certainly took me back to 2008. The long campaign, the Russia-Georgia War, Tina Fey's impersonation of Palin on SNL, and finally Barack Obama's victory. With that, millions thought that the US had finally moved beyond its racist past. We never guessed that eight years later we would see the ascension to power of an unhinged demagogue (never mind that Donald Trump didn't win the popular vote). Would that it were 2008 again.Anyway, it's a fine movie. The rest of the cast includes Peter MacNicol (Sophie's Choice), Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story) and Ron Livingston (Office Space). As for Jay Roach, he also directed "Recount" (about the 2000 election), "The Campaign", "Trumbo" and "All the Way" (about Lyndon Johnson's first year in office).

Great examination of the 2008 US presidential race, with Sarah Palin as the focal point. Very interesting, no matter which side of politics you support (and I am certainly not a Sarah Palin supporter). While it could easily have degenerated into a parody of Palin (which would be very easy to do - you could easily fill 90 minutes with her gaffes and naivety. SNL probably did!). Instead it sensitively details the Republican campaign, Palin's part in it and the human side to it. You actually feel sorry for Palin as her ignorance is revealed, and delight in her rare victories.Also very interesting to see the US political machine in action.Great performances from Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin, Ed Harris as John McCain and Woody Harrelson (especially) as Steve Schmidt, McCain's strategist.

From the moment I first saw this movie, back when it aired on HBO, I have hailed this as one of the greatest TV movies of all time.Following the campaign trail of John McCain and his crazy running mate Sarah Palin, we are introduced to behind the scenes and it is done remarkably well. Say what you want about the real Palin but this film portrays a pretty accurate film, according to sources.It doesn't bad mouth her per se, it's showing more about how ignorant she was and how she didn't seem to know anything about politics. You may be saying, "Well, then you're a liberal!" and you would be right but this isn't why I liked this film. I liked this film because the writing was spectacular, the acting was so superb that there were times I forgot I was watching Julianne Moore and not the real Palin.Of course this is my opinion about it so check it out for yourself. I think whether Republican or Democrat the film will be well liked around.

This film made me feel bad for Palin. It made me start rooting for her, up until she started going rogue by doing things the way she wanted to do them. I really liked this film. It showed what went on during the campaign, with the McCain team getting frustrated with Palin, and Palin getting frustrated at the McCain team. The film also showed actual news footage covering the 2008 presidential election.Julianne Moore was a perfect choice to portray Sarah Palin! Her resemblance of Palin was near- perfect! The writing was great, too! If a movie can make me root for the bad guy, Sarah Palin, then the writer has done one heck of a job!It's scary to think that this was real life, to an extent, four years ago!