it relies so heavily on extra-textual awareness that it's impossible to buy into as a general coming-of-age drama, but it also fails to say anything substantive about Clinton or the American political landscape
every so often, a motion picture comes around that's so dreadful; Whether you're a huge Hillary Clinton fan or just interested in independent cinema, you can find something better to watch
earnest, pretentious and pointless; The Hillary film sends a political signal at the very start, with a variation on the usual biopic disclaimer. But any attempt to invoke the superficiality and fakery of our current moment in history fails to register