Mitt (2014)

Recorded mostly in hotel rooms where the Romney team (chiefly family) gathers for informal strategy sessions, "Mitt" spans two elections: 2008 and 2012. The 2008 segment touches on the whole campaign; the 2012 narrows the focus mostly to the pre-election Presidential debates and election night results. We learn that the Romney team consumes a lot of junk (chips, Skittles, Coca-Cola, etc.), dresses neatly (Mitt and his well-groomed sons for the most part are always wearing pressed trousers and button-down shirts), have attractive physiques, beautiful smiles and perfect hair, do not swear, are addicted to their hand-held devices. We learn that Mrs. Romney loves horses (she is seen petting them and even tugging a horse's tongue). Mitt comes across as a direct descendant of TV characters like Ward Cleaver and Ozzie Nelson except that he is supposed to be real.

Mitt Romney seems like a nice man, and that pretty much sums up what I got out of this documentary. But apart from that, I didn't feel like I really learned anything.If the object was to make Mitt seem human, it does do a good job of this, but as far as providing an insightful look behind the curtain it falls short. There is a sort of a discrepancy between the use of "one cameraman/interviewer with his hand-held camera" signifying bare honesty and how often the scenes seem set-up and "for the camera". Ultimately; this means that it often comes off as a bit disingenuous, and that you're only scratching the surface, rather than getting to know the deeper truth about a man and his political life.

If this documentary had seen wide release in the months before the election, Mitt Romney would have won. This film rather handily puts the lie to the liberal media-created caricature of Mitt Romney as the robotic, out-of-touch, uncaring Mormon weirdo who looks down on the common man from atop his pile of money. Here, Mitt comes off as the man he really is; a warm and loving father, a good friend, and a genuinely humble man who truly loves his country and wants everyone to succeed.Mind you, this side of him was always there to anyone who cared to look, but the media in this country was obsessed with reelecting Barack Obama, so any and all of his positive attributes were ignored in favor of maintaining the false narrative constructed by the Obama campaign. This film will change many minds about who Romney is. Unfortunately the wrong man already won, and we're paying dearly for that mistake.

First of all, I voted for Mitt Romney, so I found him as a candidate to be ideal. Probably the best candidate I have seen in a long time. This movie shows the political process through his eyes and the eyes of his family. It goes behind the scenes and shows what a wonderful, honest and smart man he is with a wonderful wife and children, who are in most of the movie. This is not a biography of Mitt, which is what I was expecting, but his run for president in both 2008 and 2012; it shows the debates with other candidates and the interactions he had with his wife and family. Watching his conviction and wanting to save this country makes me sad, but it does show what a wonderful man he is. It is a bit of a nail-biter, waiting for results and the defeats he experienced. I hope everyone can see this movie, Democrat or Republican.