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Running Mates (2000)

Rate: 6
Viewed: 6/25

6/25: Since Tanner '88 has been made, Running Mates is mostly superfluous.

There's only one guy from the former appearing in the latter: Matt Malloy. Because of the theme when it comes to picking the vice president, I kept thinking of The Contender. It'll never happen for real. Vice presidents have been chosen because of their voting power and/or the monies involved despite being hated intensely by the president. Some examples are Dwight Eisenhower/Richard Nixon, JFK/LBJ, and Ronald Reagan/George H.W. Bush.

Of course, the whole thing is bullshit. That's how I view politics in general: talk the big talk and then do nothing much after being voted in. The next election comes up, and it's all about clearing out the lobbyists and special interest groups in Washington, D.C., for the umpteenth time. If that has been going on for so long, then how come nobody has done anything about it?

The performances are generally fine with Tom Selleck and Faye Dunaway standing out a bit. I got confused by how many female characters had slept with the governor, and it turned out to be four: his wife, Lauren Hartman, Meg Gable, and Shawna. During the first half, there were little stuff that went over my head, and the writer didn't bother elaborating on them. The second half is better by zooming in on the objective.

All in all, Running Mates is fine.

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