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John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls

2018

George Kunhardt, Peter W. Kunhardt ...

Documentary, Self: John McCain

6.7

29

Documentary In-depth look at the life of John McCain, from his time as a POW in Vietnam to his three decades of service in the US Senate.

	Author	Review
United States	Inkoo Kang The Hollywood Reporter	"It's certainly an inspirational portrait; it's also a blatant exercise in legacy management."	NEU
United States	Jen Chaney Vulture	"It treats the maverick senator from Arizona with reverence and respect. But to its credit, the documentary does not gloss over McCain shortcomings"	POS
United States	Bill Goodykoontz USA Today	"A thorough and intriguing celebration of the Arizona senator’s life"	POS
United States	Hank Stuever The Washington Post	"An honest if highly spit-shined effort"	NEU
United States	Matt Taibbi Rolling Stone	"The political myth-making around McCain has always been tough to take, and this movie is basically two hours of it."	NEG
United States	David Remnick The New Yorker	"A moving documentary (...) McCain cannot fail to leave a deep impression"	POS
United States	Brian Lowry CNN	"The most striking aspect of this HBO production (...) is McCain's serenity as he reflects on what he describes as 'an honorable life'"	POS

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