One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern

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Variety | John AndersonAdd Critic to Favorites

"Too decent to be president" was the label stuck to former senator and 1972 presidential candidate George McGovern, the self-effacing subject of Stephen Vittoria's One Bright Shining Moment. If "decent" means "polite," then the movie makes no effort to emulate its subject.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Kenneth TuranAdd Critic to Favorites

The film's greatest asset and strongest selling point is the former senator from South Dakota himself, thoughtful and articulate at age 83, who talks candidly, even eloquently, about his political career.Read the full review

The New York Times | Janet MaslinAdd Critic to Favorites

Still, as the documentary plods past the two-hour mark, much of Mr. McGovern's legend seems dependent on Nixon's faults, and even the Democrat's political supporters, with hindsight's many gifts, can't infuse his persona with any more dynamism.Read the full review

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