What would happen if one of the nation's funniest men became its leading one? Robin Williams tries to answer that question in the comic tale of an entertainer's accidental rise to power, Man of the Year. Tom Dobbs (Robin Williams) has made his career out of skewering politicians and speaking the mind of the exasperated nation on his talk show. He cracked scathing jokes at a fractured system night after night...until he came up with a really funny idea: why not run for president himself? After a flip comment, Dobbs ignites a grassroots movement that puts him on the ballot. Hot on the campaign trail, he debates elected drones and says exactly what frustrated voters have often thought. Nov. 2nd later, the muckraker wins--only to learn that a computer voting error gave him the victory. With time ticking on the inaugural clock, Dobbs has a big decision to make: should he go back behind the mike or stay in the Oval Office?
This movie looked like it would be absolutely hysterical. I laughed my ass off watching the commercial. Unfortunately, the laughs pretty much come to a screeching halt 30 minutes in this movie as it becomes a total drama about trying to straight out the screwed up voting system. I was pretty disappointed with the movie because of this. The premise was really good but I guess that if it would have been barely funny enough to fill up the time frame of a sitcom, maybe they shouldn't have bothered to attempt a feature length film about it.
I wouldn't really recommend anyone paying the rental fee on this one. You could wait until cable to check out this not too funny comedy.
