The West Wing (1999)
The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional presidential administration. These interesting characters have humor and dedication that touches the heart while the politics that they discuss touch on everyday life.
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Though Jeremy Hindle’s production designs come across as too gleaming and not lived-in enough, projecting an unfortunate TV aesthetic (think “The West Wing” or “Designated Survivor”) that’s difficult to shake.
There’s a very old school feeling to “A House of Dynamite,” almost like a cry back to the America of “The West Wing” – people trying to do their jobs to the best of their ability, their competence on full display (so, definitely not an allegory for our current administration).
…a half-baked screenplay that seeks to ape Aaron Sorkin’s rat-a-tat dialogue from “The West Wing.”
In some ways all this plays like the finest feature-length episode of The West Wing you ever saw.
…sub-“The West Wing”, pseudo-smart politi-banter…
…the bulk of the picture features sub-The West Wing, pseudo-smart politi-banter…
It was the most overtly liberal American TV since The West Wing, providing gritty urban realism as a cover for its multicultural American fantasia.
The Pitt now feels high on its own medicine, its earnest confidence and moral clarity increasingly recalling that of The West Wing.
It plays like The West Wing rewritten by someone who loves Shakespeare’s history plays.
…with a touch of West Wing-style governing drama…
…especially after years of being overexposed to his style on The West Wing and The Newsroom…
…even “The West Wing” was able to divide those altruistic traits among its cast…
From The West Wing onwards, his explorations of dense, volatile topics through vigorous speech and character are impeccable.
…when The New York Times asked, “What Did The West Wing Do to Us?” in 2024…
…never scintillating, as Sorkin managed on television’s West Wing…
Sorkin has a long history — “A Few Good Men,” “Moneyball,” “Steve Jobs” and on every episode of “The West Wing” he ever touched — of writing words to be spoken by the smartest people in the room…
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The West Wing with blasters.
There aren’t many of the trademarked walk-and-talks from Sorkin’s “The West Wing” since the characters are mostly seated in conference rooms or jail cells…