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Alec Baldwin, Danielle Craig, Arnold Schwarzenegger

Award-winning journalist Dan Cox turns his attentions towards filmmaking with this politically-charged documentary exploring the career of the five-time Mr. Universe winner who would go on to conquer ... read more read more...Hollywood before being elected as the governor of California. From his early childhood in post-World War II Austria to his days as a prize-winning bodybuilder and star of such films as The Terminator and True Lies, Arnold Schwarzenegger has always reached for the stars. Just when it seemed as if his own sidereal sphere couldn't shine any brighter, Schwarzenegger stunned his critics by winning the special recall election that would place him in charge of the world's fifth largest economy in November of 2003. In the following years Schwarzenegger's film career would take a back-seat to his political duties, yet his sordid past would leave many wondering whether he truly possessed the qualifications to fill such a demanding role, or if he had simply coasted into the high-level position on the trajectory of his former role as an iconic action star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 12 min.

Directed by: Dan Cox

Release Date: February 9, 2007

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DVD Release Date: February 5, 2008

 

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Walter V. Addiego
January 11, 2008
Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle

No one says filmmakers have to be objective, but there's a point where you can alienate even those who agree with you. This picture eventually goes off the rails, and it's likely to please only the mo... Full Review

Kevin Crust
January 11, 2008
Kevin Crust, Los Angeles Times

Perfectly in tone with election season, Dan Cox's documentary plays like a 30-second political attack ad (at 144 times the length), rehashing the accusations that have been bouncing off the Austrian-b... Full Review

Andrew L. Urban
November 8, 2008
Andrew L. Urban, Urban Cinefile

The naïve clarity of the bias makes the film a bit more fun to watch, as Dan Cox takes the baseball to Arnie' image and his persona with a relish Full Review

Bob Strauss
January 11, 2008
Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Daily News

This is a would-be hatchet job that's too petty to cut past the Governator's protective beefcake. Full Review

Geoff Berkshire
January 10, 2008
Geoff Berkshire, Metromix.com

Even if you sympathize with the movie's politics, it's impossible to embrace its hysterical approach. Full Review

Tim Cogshell
January 10, 2008
Tim Cogshell, Boxoffice Magazine

There is simply nothing revelatory about any of it, however salacious. This is all old news and consequently not particularly interesting. Full Review

Chuck Wilson
January 10, 2008
Chuck Wilson, L.A. Weekly

It's a shame that [Director Dan] Cox resorts to such Rove-style foolishness. Full Review

Andy Klein
January 10, 2008
Andy Klein, Los Angeles CityBeat

Unfortunately, Cox's film doesn't engender trust.

October 18, 2008
Variety

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