Movie Review: Blue State

Blue State is an critique of the activist left, and it proved a pretty direct mocking of the right. Over all I like it. I like that the activists sounded like a pompous ass sometimes, the hippies sounded absurd, and the deserters sounded like real people questioning their actions ever step of the way.

At times the film drags a little and gets a little predicable. I did really like the end, not the whole happily ever after scene with Breckin Meyer and Anna Paquin. Meyer's character learns that leaving the country isn't going to change anything, but that by running for office he can. Liberals everywhere rise up and take over Congress instead of bitching and moaning about moving to Canada, though Canada is a lovely nation to the north. The film brings up interesting arguments on both sides, liberals and conservatives. In the end neither look great. Bush does take a beating which might turn people off right away, but activists take a longer pummeling. Neither of which is undeserved.

I give it a 3.5/5, it was entertaining, but could have been better. The music was awesome though, that I'd give a 4/5.