The movie didn't work for me, althrough it is quite nice to think that most writers think that American history (especially the 1970s) is explored in detail in most high schools while in reality it is quickly and quietly ignored. And for good reason: while scandals seem popular to everyone who watches C-Span hardcore, they are in reality just fodder for the news when they don't have bad weather to report.
The movie isn't interesting: it seems to have been given the green-light in some vain attempt to cash in on the 1997-1999 craze that was trying to bring back the 1970s. While I'm sure there are little references that echo real-life events, who would really care? Most of the people who would pay money to see this film are either people who were alive and sober back in the '70s or (most likely) people who were born in 1980 and just want to see the two leads in skimpy '70s clothes. The latter is why this is a bomb.
More thought should have been put into this film and it should have been decided if it was a comedy or a teen flick, and that indecision caused this uneven film a fair audience. Even still, it's very dull and unless you have a Jones for political scandals (even after everything in the 1990s!), save your time.
The movie isn't interesting: it seems to have been given the green-light in some vain attempt to cash in on the 1997-1999 craze that was trying to bring back the 1970s. While I'm sure there are little references that echo real-life events, who would really care? Most of the people who would pay money to see this film are either people who were alive and sober back in the '70s or (most likely) people who were born in 1980 and just want to see the two leads in skimpy '70s clothes. The latter is why this is a bomb.
More thought should have been put into this film and it should have been decided if it was a comedy or a teen flick, and that indecision caused this uneven film a fair audience. Even still, it's very dull and unless you have a Jones for political scandals (even after everything in the 1990s!), save your time.