A suicidally disillusioned liberal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters by affecting the rhythms and speech of hip-hop music and culture.
Beatty has fashioned a hilarious morality tale that delivers a surprisingly potent, angry message beneath the laughs.
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Chicago Reader
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Warren Beatty sounds off angrily and shrewdly about politics, delivering what is possibly his best film and certainly his funniest and livliest.
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USA Today
Mike Clark
Warren Beatty's uproariously rude Bulworth is 90% triumph.
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Chicago Tribune
Mark Caro
His movie isn't a surgical attack at this problem and that; it's a cluster bomb intended to reap destruction, make a mess and jolt all who see it to react.
Beatty's contribution to the ranks of recent political satire is bold, merciless and frequently very funny, and his performance is just plain fearless.