Dick - Movie Review

Rating: 1.5 out of 5

In this new 70s comedy opening just in time for the anniversary of Woodstock, we follow characters Betty (Kirsten Dunst), and Arlene (Michelle Williams) on a wacky journey through Washington, D.C. following the Watergate Scandle.

The two are spotted in the White House by a gaurd who originally saw the girls at Watergate the night of the burglary. The two are taken to the infamous "West Wing" where they meet and fall in love with President Richard "Dick" Nixon, played by Dan Hedaya, and very well I might add. Unfortunetly Hedaya's very entertaining performance of Dick couldn't save this already ill-fated non-comedy.

Though many scenes can be very entertaining and somewhat funny, there is nothing really new about Dick that we havn't seen in previous (and recent) comedies, despite the wonderful effort from a culmanation of some Saturday Night Live stars. What's even more unfortunate is that a lot of quality is there, and all of the out-dated styles and clothing are perfect, and alot of the acting, as I said before, is very entertaining, but you begin to feel stranded when we find that there isn't a strong script or plot there to back all of these efforts up.

But it was ok for what it was, but that's not saying much. To put it simply, this isn't a movie we will see winning any Oscars or staying at #1 for 15 weeks. I mean after all, a Titanic...Dick? What would we tell our children?

And the color girls said...

Facts and Figures

Year: 1999

Run time: 94 mins

In Theaters: Wednesday 4th August 1999

Box Office Worldwide: $27.5M

Budget: $13M

Distributed by: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Production compaines: Columbia Pictures

Reviews

Contactmusic.com: 1.5 / 5

Rotten Tomatoes: 70%
Fresh: 50 Rotten: 21

IMDB: 6.1 / 10

Cast & Crew

Director: Andrew Fleming

Producer: Gale Anne Hurd

Screenwriter: Andrew Fleming, Sheryl Longin

Starring: Kirsten Dunst as Betsy Jobs, Michelle Williams as Arlene Lorenzo, Will Ferrell as Bob Woodward, Dan Hedaya as President Richard M. Nixon, Bruce McCulloch as Carl Bernstein, Teri Garr as Helen Lorenzo, Dave Foley as Bob Haldeman, Jim Breuer as John Dean, Harry Shearer as G. Gordon Liddy, Saul Rubinek as Henry Kissinger, Ana Gasteyer as Rose Mary Woods, Devon Gummersall as Larry Jobs, Ted McGinley as Roderick, Ryan Reynolds as Chip, G.D. Spradlin as Ben Bradlee

Also starring: Gale Anne Hurd, Andrew Fleming, Sheryl Longin