The Hater

Great movie. Main character seemed annoying at first but does a good job overall. Would have loved it if it mentioned neoliberal donors owning both parties. But its nice to have movies like this as a conservative could never run a grass roots campaign in real life without any large donors as we rely on those. But other than that nicely done. As an open minded conservative this movie does a great job trying to appeal to everyone.

I get it, the beginning was very tense and the protagonist was annoyingly angry. She was supposed to be. The chemistry that the actors have with each other is excellent, and there absolutely is character development/growth for Dorothy. Dorothy does actually reflect on her mistakes and does end up listening to her R opponent, her campaign manager (R), her grandfather (R).

I read all the reviews and was not at all surprised to find a lot of them polarized on real world politics instead of independent film story line politics. On both sides, I might add!! I thought about adding a star for all the haters and then decided not to do that. To me, it was a 6.5. And I rounded up. I always round up.

I do not understand the name of the movie, but won't share my thoughts on it here, because, it doesn't matter.

The movie!! It was a movie about a young politico growing up and accepting her adult position in a town that she grew up in, left, and returned to even though she hated it. Once she got back, she found herself figuring out ways to help her friends and help the town keep its old town charm.

You also see that a hella lot of political animals, no matter what button or color they wear are the same as everyone else. And that no one is perfect. Just like no movie or film is perfect.

Is it a laugh out loud movie? No. Is it a quiet movie? Yes. Will you like everything about it? Absolutely no - not unless you are Joey Ally who had all the hats on during the making of it.

If you are hyper political - don't watch it. You won't like it at all. Save yourself the time.

Enjoyed The Hater very much. Excellent cast. I thought Ian Harding was absolutely brilliant. I hope the film will be very successful, it deserves to be. Highly recommend.

An interesting premise, but the film falls completely flat. Dorothy never grows or becomes truly likable at any point. Unlike Doc Hollywood or My Cousin Vinny, Dorothy never really comes to respect her hometown or warm to its inhabitants. Midway through, the film also hints that the bullying of Dorothy wasn't necessarily one-sided, but it never delves any further and Dorothy doesn't reflect on any mistakes she might have made. Worse, she starts and ends the film manically spewing unfounded assertions and spouting slogans. Dorothy remains a schemer throughout the campaign, so she never moderates or compromises on her far left environmentalism nor does she manage to learn what folks on the Right think. In short, you're far better off watching a political comedy like The Campaign, where the two main characters aren't political stereotypes and neither is entirely good or entirely bad.