Wag The Dog (Barry Levinson, USA, 1997) August 11, 2006
Posted by Daniel Stephens in : Comedy, 1990s, Drama, Film reviews, Crime , trackbackDir. Barry Levinson; screenplay by David Mamet; starring Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Anne Heche, Dennis Leary, William H. Macy
One of the great things about Wag The Dog is seeing Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro working together. The other great thing is that neither disappoint.
Levinson’s film nicely looks at top-level American corruption as spin-doctor De Niro attempts to take heat off a presidential scandal during the lead up to possible re-election. However, it’s the film’s satire of the media that is the most intriguing – Mamet and Levinson displaying just how powerful a tool it actually is.
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