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The American President (1995)

Rate: 8
Viewed: 8/18

AmPrez
8/18: If forced to pick, I'm going with The American President over Dave.

The former gets everything correct and is more of a serious drama although it's idealistic as ever. Additionally, it has great acting, and Michael Douglas is in supreme form. In fact, he looks very presidential. Annette Bening is simply fantastic.

Interestingly, Aaron Sorkin wrote the screenplay while he was high on crack cocaine. If that's what it's going to take, then so be it. Even more interesting is the introduction of two legislative bills: anti-crime to ban assault weapons and environment to reduce carbon dioxide emission by 20%. Neither has come to fruition to this day.

All in all, I'll vote Michael Douglas for president if he's like that in real life.