Wittily written by Elaine May with a young Adrian Lester winningly holding the film together as principled assistant to presidential candidate John Travolta and wife Emma Thompson. I particularly liked the elliptical way in which the 'family' of staff - also comprising Billy Bob Thornton, Maura Tierney (from ER) and Kathy Bates - grow together. With: Larry Hagman, Rob Reiner and Allison Janney.
Shot by Michael Ballhaus in Panavision.
Political films can be a drag: this one isn't.
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