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This will be fucking awful


1. Directed by Scott McNamara, who has never made a good movie and has made several films on the IMDb Top 100, including The Bratz Movie, 3 Ninja: High Noon on Mega Mountain, and several of the Baby Geniuses movies.

2. Dennis Quaid looks nothing like Ronald Reagan, barely sounds like him, and is doing a rough job physically mimicking his mannerisms. Instead of Reagan, I just see Dennis Quaid being as Quaid as ever. For a president known for his iconic voice, appearance, and manner of carrying himself, Quaid doesn't even look like he's trying to capture any of that. He looks more like Bush.

3. It appears to be a very pro-Reagan film, portraying him as a wholesome honest man who just wanted to do the right thing. Making this sorta movie about any president is a bad move, as even Lincoln had moral conflicts. There was the Tupac biopic from 2017 that was AWFUL because it refused to acknowledge any of Tupac's issues and instead painted him as an angelic, squeaky-clean boy scout. Why would we ever waste our time on a movie about a person who's flawless and is always right? What's the conflict? This'll age incredibly poorly once more of Reagan's racism and atrocities come to light.

4. This movie was completed in 2020 but sat on a shelf for two years because nobody wanted to purchase the rights for it. A star-studded biopic about a famous president cant get any bidders for four years? C'mon, if that's not a red flag, I dunno what is.

5. The trailer is filled with awful cringeworthy lines and moments that flatout aren't funny. Aren't trailers supposed to make us excited? This trailer felt like a spoof at times.

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Yeah but going to watch a lame movie about a president sure makes you feel DEEP doesnt it?

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What if Harrison Ford played the part? Would that have been a better choice?

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That could've been better, he's a better actor. I think maybe Chris Cooper could've played Reagan, maybe Billy Bob Thorton.

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I liked your deleted comment :(

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lol! I thought maybe I was being overly nice or something that’s why I deleted it. I thought you were thinking dude chill! It’s just one movie ,and you’re telling me I should be casting director? 😂

All kidding aside Chris Cooper would have been a better choice.

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And what a shock, it was fucking awful.

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Nah

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Did you see it? Did you like all the green screen shots and bad acting?

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no it was in fact awful

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