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“While Reagan’s 1980s heyday was a time of ‘a lot of vitriol’ too, it was still a ‘kinder, gentler nation’ where people could disagree politically but still meet for drinks or a barbecue”
“You add the politics into this one, and all of a sudden it gets extremely skewed,” agreed director Sean McNamara. One press release this week boasted about “the greatest gap between critics and fans in the history of Hollywood theatrical films.” Independent box office analyst David A. Gross said the film’s $10 million opening weekend gross was “above average” for a political biography.Based on Paul Kengor’s 2006 book “The Crusader: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism,” the film chronicles the 40th US president’s life story from childhood, through Hollywood, and into state and national politics.
“If you watch this movie through the lens of a non-election year… you would have just watched it, I think, more as a movie,” said McNamara.Indeed, the film begins with Reagan being shot in 1981, echoing the assassination attempt on fellow Republican Donald Trump’s life just this summer. Parent company Meta told AFP “a handful of ads” for the film had been incorrectly identified by an algorithm as election-related posts — which would require prior authorization and labeling — and so were temporarily restricted. But they were swiftly restored.As a maker of several Christian faith-based movies, McNamara is used to making films “for the audience” that will not necessarily appeal to critics.
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