Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story

March. 30,2003      
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4.5
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Biographic movie of the witty, overachieving, hot-tempered Rudy Giuliani, spanning from his rising days as a New York district attorney in the early 1980s to his marriage to part-time actress Donna Hanover, to his candidacy for mayor of New York City and his controversial methods to tackle the city's crime and urban problems, as well as his romance with his assistant Cristyne Lategano which lead to the failure of his marriage, to his battle with prostate cancer, all leading up to the terrible day of September 11, 2001 which Guiliani himself narrowly escaped death after suicide terrorists hijacked and crashed two passenger airliners into the twin World Trade Center towers leading to their collapse in which Guiliani's toughness and spirited personality help calm the city's residents to face the chaos on that day which made him a national hero.

James Woods as  Rudy Giuliani
Penelope Ann Miller as  Donna Hanover
Michelle Nolden as  Cristyne Lategano
John Bourgeois as  Peter Powers
Kirsten Bishop as  Judith Nathan
Mark Camacho as  Tony Carbonetti
Maxim Roy as  Beth Petrone
Mariah Inger as  Carrie Foster
Alan Fawcett as  FDNY Chief Peter Gand
Philip Pretten as  FDNY Commissioner Thomas Van Essen

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Reviews

Sexyloutak
2003/03/30

Absolutely the worst movie.

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Odelecol
2003/03/31

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

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Erica Derrick
2003/04/01

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

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Marva
2003/04/02

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

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shp22
2003/04/03

I'll start by saying I'm a fan of Mr. Giuliani and read his book, Leadership. So I was very disappointed by this movie for several reasons.The script is extremely flat. Yes, it does show that Giuliani had a temper, liked opera and loved the law. But in a way that made me think the writer had a checklist to work from. And one that did not include Giuliani's lighter side. The script barely allows him to smile or laugh or enjoy the people around him. For example, it could have included his appearances on Saturday Night Live, his second Mayoral race and the image problem he had to overcome or his friendship with Joe Torre and the Yankees. Indeed, SHOWING his relationship to the team, rather than just SAYING he loved them, would have done wonders for showing him as the proudest New Yorker. And making an effort to portray has relationship with his children would have been nice, too.The people around Giuliani rarely react to him. For example, on becoming the lead Federal Prosecutor in Manhattan, he tells a roomful of Federal Prosecutors that they have gotten fat and lazy and no one reacts in any way. He explains to a roomful of prosecutors how he will take down the Mafia on conspiracy to violate RICO laws (which he reminds them he wrote) and again, no one reacts. The most frequent reaction is silent bustling in response to the scripted tirades. He's often "right", but he's not even allowed to enjoy outsmarting the other guy (a la Jack McCoy of Law & Order).I've seen the movie twice now (hoping it would be better) and still don't know why the 9/11 events are done in flashback throughout the movie. My only guess is they couldn't figure out how to end it otherwise.Overall, I think that Rudy Giuliani deserved a much better biography. Hopefully someone will do it someday.

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DCB73
2003/04/04

It's too bad the talented Penelope Ann Miller was cast in this garbage! Her talent and acting ability should be used for much better roles than this. As usual, Penelope is always outstanding, no matter what she is in but this role was sickening. Hope to see her in better stuff than this in the future.

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douglasp
2003/04/05

I haven't seen all the movies he's been in, but this is the best James Woods since Citizen Cohen, I think.The movie itself is compelling and is told in flashback form from I haven't seen all the movies he's been in, but this is the best James Woods since Citizen Cohen, I think.The movie itself is compelling and is told in flashback form from September 11. It emphasis Giuliani's love for the law and for New York City.As an American, it was hard to watch without having my tears jerked but that yet, I had to watch.The performances by the other actors and actresses were all good too. Some people will say its a white wash but I felt it depicted Rudy Giuliani the man, his good side, his obsession with cleaning up NYC, hit temper, his marital infidelities, the horror of finding out his father was once arrested and jailed for armed robbery. They don't come much better then this.Oh, I forgot, his love of opera. Its all in there.I hope there will be a DVD release.

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rudywalters
2003/04/06

I think that "Rudy!" is a great depiction of the former New York mayor. It balances his good points with his bad. There were so many things I didn't know about the man that this piece shed light on. This alone makes me want to become more involved in politics and the writers and producer should really give themeselves a pat on the back for this one.

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