While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

The tone from scene to scene is a bit all over the place for the most part. The writing is mostly weak, yet the acting really hides MOST of it. Sharon Stone, Lawrence Fishburne, and Shia Lebouf are all standouts, not many people get their time to shine though, which is a bit sad with such a talented cast. A great handful of characters could have easily been cut.The soundtrack is great but at times feels like a bit much, the composed score on the other hand is really damn good. The editing and cinematography are also quite uneven.Overall, the movie is like I said "Uneven" it's not a complete mess, it's quite entertaining to watch, the ending is the best part of the film so I suggest sticking around with this one.

...is the right word about this film who has three basic virtues - the touching story, the wise ideas and the great cast. it is not easy to say why this film is real special. maybe, for the change of perspective. about politic, about America and about the profound revolution changing a society. the only decent word - see it ! maybe, for discover a surprising director giving his film as pledge for values, as map of beautiful characters, as history lesson. and as useful support for reflection.

The short answer to the question above is yes but maybe not how you might think: you never wonder who is that character even though you have seen the character before. The actual problem is that the characters feel underdeveloped because you focus on a character for an average of less than 6 minutes. There is no sense in doing a 2 hour movie with so many main characters.The idea of different kinds people meeting is used many times in different films with changing success. This time some of the people include a singer who is an alcoholic, her husband, a retired hotel doorman, the hotel manager, his wife and lover. The 22 characters are all at the Ambassador hotel for their own reasons during the shooting of Robert F. Kennedy. Some work there, some used to work there, some are guests and some are working on the Kennedy campaign.Like I mentioned in the beginning there are too many main characters. They could have just had less characters because some of the story lines just felt pointless. There were some interesting characters but they were crushed by the short amount of time that they had. The ending was a bit weird: of course all the characters that clearly seemed like they were dying ended up surviving (especially the Elijah Wood character seemed already dead). I know that the director Emilio Estevez meant well with the story but he perhaps failed by taking more stories than he can tell (or most directors to be honest). Some of the dialog wasn't that excellent but it was never anything truly horrible. The actors are great and are perhaps the best thing about the movie. The directing wasn't spectacular but it didn't make it worse. Bobby was a movie with a lot of potential and good acting but it didn't meet with my expectations.

Bobby is a film written and directed by Emilio Estevez. The screenplay is a fictionalized account of the hours leading up to the June 5, 1968 shooting of United States Senator from New York and former U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy in the kitchen of The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles following his win in the California Democratic Party primary for the 1968 Presidential Election.It has an all-star cast that includes Harry Belafonte,Nick Cannon,Emilio Estevez,Laurence Fishburne,Heather Graham,Anthony Hopkins,Helen Hunt,Joshua Jackson,Ashton Kutcher,Shia LaBeouf,Lindsay Lohan,William H. Macy,Demi Moore,Freddy Rodriguez,Martin Sheen,Christian Slater,Sharon Stone,Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Elijah Wood.Twenty-two people become unwitting participants in a tragic and defining moment of June in 1968, and the California presidential primary elections are occupying the minds of many in the Golden State, with Robert F. Kennedy in a close race against Eugene McCarthy and Hubert Humphrey. The Kennedy campaign staff has set up camp at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, while the staff and guests become observers as the brother of fallen president John F. Kennedy sets out to pick up where his sibling left off. Paul (Macy) is the manager of the Ambassador, and his wife, Miriam (Stone), is a hairdresser who runs' the hotel's beauty salon. Angela (Graham) is a receptionist working the hotel's switchboard who has been sleeping with Paul behind Miriam's back. Timmons (Slater) is in charge of the hotel's restaurant and catering department, and makes no secret of his dislike of the African-Americans and Latinos under his employ. Miguel (Vargas) and Jose (Rodriguez) are two young Chicanos on the kitchen staff who have it in for Timmons, while Robinson (Fishburne) is an older black man who counsels them on dealing with their rage. Virginia Fallon (Moore) sings in the hotel's cocktail lounge and has a serious problem with alcohol; her husband, Tim (Estevez), is a Kennedy supporter and also her manager, and he's nearing the end of his rope in dealing with her problem. William (Wood) is a young man desperate to avoid being drafted and sent to Vietnam; Diane (Lohan) is a pretty young woman dating William's brother who agrees to marry him so William can avoid being drafted, though William is clearly infatuated with her, while she considers this a marriage in name only. John Casey (Hopkins) is one of the owners of the Ambassador, and Nelson (Belafonte) is an old friend who works at the hotel. And Jack (Sheen) is a wealthy Kennedy campaign financier who is married to Samantha (Hunt),an attractive but much younger woman.A labor of love from actor/writer/director Emilio Estevez, Bobby is a very well written, deftly directed and incredibly acted ensemble piece.Despite problems with its numerous subplots, the larger story of the times and the man are so compelling, and the actors here are so capable, that the movie succeeds.Finally,Estevez has done a terrific job a film that explores the lives of people who were at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles the day that Robert Kennedy won the California primary and was shot to death.