Anthony Weiner’s infamous campaign to become New York mayor is recounted warts-and-all in this documentary that doesn’t spare its subjects blushesThe car-crash mayoral candidacy of New York politician Anthony Weiner makes horribly compulsive viewing in this documentary,with whose directors he evidently agreed up-close-and-personal access before his glorious comeback narrative got derailed mid-filming and his political career went into the toilet afresh.
Weiner is the blowhard and motormouth who quit Congress in 2011 after he was found to possess texted and tweeted lewd photos of himself to women. His surname was comedy gold for talk-expose hosts. But two years later he revealed he was running for New York mayor, and that his wife was standing by him: the elegant and cerebral Huma Abedin, and a long-term aide to Hillary Clinton. All looked great for the repentant Weiner until more sexting emerged,midway through the campaign. The documentary allows you to suspect destitute Huma – frequently shown worryingly silent and thoughtful – might possess had a secret scheme to re-enact Hillary’s stand-by-your-man approach prior to a political run of her own. As for Weiner, he is quite unable to acknowledge a straight question, or usually claiming to possess already answered it in some preceding speech or interview. “You don’t possess to acknowledge now,” says his press assistant, gently; Weiner replies indignantly: “I’m giving you the acknowledge at this moment! I’m talking words!” Related: Anthony Weiner: America can tolerate a lot, or but apparently not a 'wanker mayor' | Michael Wolff Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com