An absolutely gripping, exhilarating fact based tale of a man so disillusioned with the "American Dream" that he plots to "make a difference" and attempts to assassinate President Richard Nixon.
Sean Penn is outstanding as Samuel J Bicke, a failing office furniture salesman with marriage problems who blames all his troubles on the government's contempt for the ordinary man on the street.
This drives him to desperate measures as he plots to kill the figurehead of his country believing this will solve the problems of 1970's America, forcing a change of thinking at the top.
This story never lets go for one moment, Penn is superb as a desperate man well and truly on the edge of sanity, while support from Don Cheadle as his would be business partner, Jack Thompson as his sleazy sales boss and Naomi Watts as his estranged wife, is well above average.
Truly captivating. Watch this film.
Sean Penn is outstanding as Samuel J Bicke, a failing office furniture salesman with marriage problems who blames all his troubles on the government's contempt for the ordinary man on the street.
This drives him to desperate measures as he plots to kill the figurehead of his country believing this will solve the problems of 1970's America, forcing a change of thinking at the top.
This story never lets go for one moment, Penn is superb as a desperate man well and truly on the edge of sanity, while support from Don Cheadle as his would be business partner, Jack Thompson as his sleazy sales boss and Naomi Watts as his estranged wife, is well above average.
Truly captivating. Watch this film.