NekoHomey Purely Joyful Movie!

CommentsXp Best movie ever!

Kailansorac Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

Twilightfa Watch something else. There are very few redeeming qualities to this film.

ManoNimat Spoiler Alert: Romney loses the election! This film covered almost nothing new for me, only serving to reinforce the ambivalent (but ultimately negative) view I had of Romney. This film showed us that he has the same stiff, almost prissy walk when he's mincing around his hotel room picking up trash as when he struts out on stage for a debate. He had a little bit better sense of humor than I'd realized, but as I had suspected, he was not nearly as self-confident as he presents in public (though he comes off as quite confident). I suppose the most revealing thing about the film was that even Romney didn't seem to believe his own BS. In sum, he's a very good husband and father, a perversely motivated candidate, a disconnected, unconvincing (and unconvinced) politician who would have been a disaster as President. Two big omissions from the film: 1) any coverage of the third debate when Romney had his testicles handed to him by BHO (Obama having been given said testies as a trophy from Candy Crawley after the second debate). 2) Any discussion of the spectacular failings of the Romney campaign's much-vaunted Project Orca, a get-out-the-vote technology system which crashed and burned on Election Day. Previous press accounts had the overconfident Romney camp believing victory was assured up to and well into Election Day. The footage in this little documentary completely fails to capture that ethos, with the footage shown indicating that the Romneys were quite prepared to lose, almost resigned to defeat even. This documentary would've been much stronger if it had been able to reconcile and explain that discrepancy better. A word about ratings: A rating of 5 indicates a film I would probably see again. A rating of 6 indicates a film I would recommend to another person. A rating of 4 indicates a film which I would neither see again, nor recommend to another person. This film merits a 4. Not sorry I watched it, but nothing to recommend either.

ryanjanik Firstly, this isn't a film about political ideology, so everyone should appreciate this one of a kind perspective at the political campaign process. People never got to know Mitt during the previous election, which was one of his biggest problems. He seems like such a warm good person after watching this. I'd guess the only thing he's missing is the ruthlessness you would expect in a politician. This documentary (via Netflix) reveals some layers to a man who seemed so cardboard in the past. There isn't that whole battle strategy thing you're expecting (apparently this wasn't allowed to be filmed). This film comes across as a love letter to the man. At many times you feel just like you're sitting down for dinner with the family, and Mitt's your Dad. This is a rare treat for a film. It would have been a better film with some of the harder political strategy from his campaign team, but for what it is, I hope that more candidates follow this idea and release it within their election window. This kind of access to a real person reveals so much more about a person than a debate. What it reveals is a man who's just a bit too sweet and fatherly to topple his competitor. The perfect example moment is twenty-something minutes into the film after the 2008 campaign when we see him siting in a chair in the kitchen reading the paper with his glasses on; It's like a Norman Rockwell painting. Highly recommend this film for it's one-of-a-kind access to one of the great competitions of our time.

zjay027 MITT is a documentary that is surely to be avoided by a fair amount of people. Too often are politicians simply reduced to their ideology and party affiliation. MITT follows the Romney family from his initial decision to run for president, to his loss in the 2012 election, and shows the effects of such a public and tiring endeavor on the family. MITT is apolitical; we are simply witnessing a man and his family, as they seek to achieve a goal. There is scant discussion of Romney's policies; the focus here is on the dynamic created by campaigning for the presidency. The result is an intimate, behind-the-scenes peak into his preparation, and discussions with his family about the debates, preparation, and results. If you're able to forget about the policy issues and (for some) overcome the evangelical religiosity that dominates the family, it will be hard to come away from this documentary not having a more favorable view of Mitt Romney, the man. Despite its successes, the documentary does feel quite brief. Most of the scenes take place before or after a debate or major event and we really don't get the full feeling of what the he and his family are like, truly "off the cuff." Ultimately, MITT is an enjoyable look into the reality of a political candidate; his life off of the stage, and away from the party platform. Certainly more attempts at showing presidents and presidential candidates as who they are truly are, rather than their reduced ideological version, would behoove Americans.

hdebella24 Absolutely loved this documentary and being able to get a behind the scenes look at Mitt Romney. The movie really portrayed him for what he is...a humble, upstanding, family man. If only people were able to have seen this side of Mitt before the election, our country might be on a better path right now. The movie helped the viewer to understand that even though Romney may have appeared up tight or stiff during the campaign debates, this wasn't his real personality. it showed his light heartedness towards his family and his passionate love of America. The thing I liked most about this movie is the fact that it proved to me once again that Romney was the better choice to be the leader of the US for the citizens of America-rich or poor-and for the future of this great country.