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Cinematic Rating

5.6 / 10

Budget

$35,000,000

Revenue

$4,546,837

Studio

20th Century Studios, Gracie Films, TSG Entertainment

Ella McCay Review

Unfiltered Review PG-13 Released: 2025 Rating: 5.6/10 1h 55m English Comedy • Drama

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The Plot

An idealistic young politician juggles familial issues and a challenging work life while preparing to take over the job of her mentor, the state’s longtime incumbent governor.

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What Audiences Are Saying

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Brent Marchant

"To paraphrase one of the Caped Crusader’s most articulate but menacing foes, “When is a movie not a movie?” The answer: “When it should be a TV series instead.” And that, unfortunately, is the inherent problem with this latest offering from legendary film and television writer-director-producer J..."

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Brent Marchant

"To paraphrase one of the Caped Crusader’s most articulate but menacing foes, “When is a movie not a movie?” The answer: “When it should be a TV series instead.” And that, unfortunately, is the inherent problem with this latest offering from legendary film and television writer-director-producer J..."

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Back2Us Reviews

"This film tries to make several points and misses them all. The trailer doesn't lead to the fact that it's a political comedy-drama and it disappoints on that, too. I interviewed seven individuals after the film and they all said the same thing: they were disappointed and had no idea what the fil..."

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