Bill McKay is a candidate for the U.S. Senate from California. He has no hope of winning, so he is willing to tweak the establishment.
The cast is really good and Redford delivers a great performance. The story depicts the trip from an activist in the way to become the politician he was despising from the beginning, showing all the things that is is dropping in the raise to the election.
However, the story is a bit rushed and the transfixing is not so evident as it could have been depicted.
The Candidate: This film is a great look into the current administration in the White House.
The Candidate is a fine example of art imitating life!
McKay (Robert Redford) is your stereotypical protest lawyer in California who is drafted in to fight the incumbent Republican Crocker (Don Porter) in what would appear to be little more than a box-ticking exercise for the Democrats. He only agrees to run if he is allowed by his election agent Marvin (Peter Boyle) to pretty much do and say what he likes throughout the campaign. Before long, that frankness and candour starts to resonate with an electorate coming to terms with some profound social and economic issues whilst already being represented by a man who has become somewhat distant and institutionalised by Washington and by a long term in the Senate. As the enthusiastic young mans efforts gather pace, his erstwhile rather cynical advis...