Funny that as I study for my Media Law and Policy final, this movie comes on HBO. Now to go from the ironic to the sublime.
To a big first amendment supporter such as myself, this film acts as both an affirmation of my support and as an amusing take on how laws and the Supreme Court works. Others may find this not nearly so amusing, especially if they feel that their group is attacked, but then I find these people to be over sensitive.
Woody Harrelson's reputation seems to seep into this character, as if they were made for each other. Larry Flynt's cameo was funny. While both might have gone slightly overboard, there was Edward Norton to calm us down. And Courtney Love was a breath of comedy-in-tragedy whenever the story got too serious. Some people may put this film down for its lack of reproach towards Flynt's lifestyle, but what are films if not canvases for artistic license?
The movie is unapologetically pro-Flynt, but I don't believe that Jerry Falwell is put in a light that he doesn't put himself in already.
I must give this film a 7 out of ten.
To a big first amendment supporter such as myself, this film acts as both an affirmation of my support and as an amusing take on how laws and the Supreme Court works. Others may find this not nearly so amusing, especially if they feel that their group is attacked, but then I find these people to be over sensitive.
Woody Harrelson's reputation seems to seep into this character, as if they were made for each other. Larry Flynt's cameo was funny. While both might have gone slightly overboard, there was Edward Norton to calm us down. And Courtney Love was a breath of comedy-in-tragedy whenever the story got too serious. Some people may put this film down for its lack of reproach towards Flynt's lifestyle, but what are films if not canvases for artistic license?
The movie is unapologetically pro-Flynt, but I don't believe that Jerry Falwell is put in a light that he doesn't put himself in already.
I must give this film a 7 out of ten.
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