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This documentary from director Stefan Forbes examines the political and personal life of the late Lee Atwater, notorious for his no-holds-barred strategies that powered the campaign of George H.W. Bush. Forbes analyzes Atwater's pivotal role in the rise of the Republican Party in the 1980s, and also documents a decidedly less partisan side of the strategist, including his passion for playing the blues.
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93%- Reviews Counted: 29
- Fresh: 27
- Rotten: 2
- Average Rating: 7.5/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: Plumbing the roots of negative campaigning, Boogie Man shines a sickening spotlight on a thriving political strategy, suggesting that the devil may indeed have all the best tunes.
Fresh: If you want to hear juicy inside tales of the scams devised by Lee Atwater, the right-wing visionary of media-age dirty tricks, you'll find loads of them in Boogie Man.
Fresh: Atwater's career is viewed here with fascination and some sympathy, and the pic is sure to win votes in election season with specialty distribs and public tube mavens.
Fresh: By the end of Forbes' brisk, economical portrait, Atwater has been revealed as a repugnant and pathetic soul--and a political visionary, among the first to fully understand and harness the raw power of voters' fears.
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