Weiner (2016)

Shortened movie quotes aside, we get a real intimate behind the scenes look of a very compelling and appealing "character" in politics. He had the guts to stand up and I guess it would have been a feast to see him and Anthony Scaramucci go head to head. Now that could almost be a political PPV word fight. But even so, the a glutton for punishment Weiner, digs himself a hole .. or rather quite a few, that he cannot seem to escape.Chances are you have heard of him (and his infamous "selfies"). If not be aware that this has some colorful language and of course a sexual matter as a topic. It is sort of surprising that Weiner allows us to be so close to him ... via camera that is of course. There are a couple of moments where the documentarian is breaking the fourth wall .. understandably so, because like us, he is confused at what is going on ... Very intimate look and surely not for everybody, but definitely very powerful and engaging.

Anthony Weiner was a passionate New York congressman who fiercely fought to help the middle class and advocated health care. But then he went from helping the middle class, to becoming low class. If you have been hiding under a c*ck, I mean a rock, you know that the married Weiner disgraced himself repeatedly by his sexting and sex calls with other women. And yes, you can say it's all in the name, but the man not only did it once, he did it several times. Consequently, he resigned as Congressman. However, two years later, he courageously decided to run for the seat of Mayor of New York. The documentary primarily highlights all the P.R. and human challenges Weiner faced during his New York Mayor campaign, and also his "sext fall of the wagon" as he was repeatedly caught having sexual communication with other women. This documentary does not hold back, and fully exposes Weiner for who he is; a sharp politician of government, but a reckless human being which cost him his downward spiral not only with his career but with his public perception. "Weiner" bares all (sort of speak) on every aspect of Anthony Weiner, and even though you might think he is a despicable human being, I still think you should give this dickimentary, I mean documentary a try. **** Good

You are there, a fly on the wall, as disgraced former Congressman Anthony Weiner reveals himself to be a politician bulging with ambition and narcissism. You are there as he stiffens his resolve after a sexting scandal and inserts himself into New York City's 2013 mayoral race. You are there as another sexting scandal erupts and sprays him and his wife Huma with its ejecta, and you are there as his courage wilts and droops and he descends into a spate of frenzied self-flagellation.Seriously, WEINER is a brilliant documentary - it grabs you from the very first instant that it comes on the screen, and it never lets you go - and, yes, Huma is the real star of the show. The looks on her face are worth more than all of Weiner's self-stroking loquacity put together.A big thumbs-up for WEINER!

Even knowing how this documentary was going to end before watching it, it was fascinating watching the disintegration of a public figure along with his high profile marriage. Simply said, this film shows how Anthony Weiner couldn't resist his voyeuristic urges...not for the sake of his career, or to save his relationship with his wife Huma, or even to maintain a daily presence in the life of his young son. Social media, specifically Twitter, became his undoing ~ along with tweeting directly with porn actress Sydney Leathers, who monopolized exposing (no pun intended) her tweets with Weiner for monetary gain.If you didn't like Anthony Weiner before watching this documentary, it will only serve to validate your disdain. However, if you had some empathy for the Congressman, hoping this film would explain WHY he chose to do what he did ~ that he might offer some kind of explanation or rationalization for his actions, that was never addressed. It was obvious near the conclusion of filming that he was just DONE with the entire project...and probably regretted approving the documentary in the first place. IMHO, he anticipated winning the New York mayoral election and this film would have served as a taped 'victory lap'...but instead it just served to show his entire life imploding on camera.