Bobby on DVD (2006)

Subject deserved better...

PaulaWestwood from Ashton-Under-Lyne [Highly rated reviewer] , 05/02/2007

Though essentially a fictionalised piece surrounding the hours up to the assassination of Robert F Kennedy, this is is a frustratingly bitty piece that, rather than making an important piece of modern history more interesting, is diluted by so many diverse stories, it loses your concentration and interest. You can see the intentions of the story were right, but it just never once takes off. One oddity that still springs to my mind - despite the USA having more heads of state assassinated than any other country in the world, at age 18 you can get a shotgun or rifle (not handgun) in the USA, but you can't drink until 21... Is this the wrong way round or is it me... let 'em get drunk at 18 - but not shoot anyone until they are over 21.. now that makes more sense.!

oh well.. rant over... back to the film, it is more or less like a US TV series and perhaps should have been, as a film it isn't too much, and not really worth 2 hours of your time to sit through.

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Moving tribute

A customer from London , 02/05/2007

I found this one of the most moving cinema experiences of my life. Admittedly I am a bit of a Kennedy-phile, but I think that it's crucial to remember in today's world that sometimes politicians can be figures of inspiration. Especially poignant in the light of the recent Virginia shootings, and one of the all time great songs in the soundtrack- the Sound of Silence.

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Bobby

Laff , 13/11/2007

An appalling soap opera using the backdrop of Bobby Kennedy's assassination in a hotel as the pretexct for the corniest melodrama that I can remember.

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Inspiring

A customer from England , 19/06/2007

I found this film very inspiring. It took a little while to get into it but then i found myself almost crying at the end as i had got really into it. Wow, it was great and educational.

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