Bulworth (1998)

This film was incredibly interesting, funny in an odd way.
Jay Billington Bulworth (Warren Beatty) is a California senator who is just days away from re-election, but he has lost favor with the voters. He is also going through some sort of personal crisis, having not eaten anything or slept in days. Because of this, he goes through some major changes, calling out the American public, criticizing the insurance companies that have supported him in the past. Also, feeling depressed, he put a hit out on his own life, though he later decides to change his mind about that.
He also makes friends with some young African Americans, including Nina (Halle Berry) who is actually one of the people hired to set him up to be killed so she can earn some money so her brother can get out from owing L.D. (Don Cheadle) and can live freely again. What she doesn't expect is having the senator fall for her, which happens.
His change in attitude is at first very concerning for his staff (they even sabotaging his debate), which includes Dennis Murphy (Oliver Platt) and Bill Feldman (Joshua Malina), but after snorting some cocaine, and having the public embrace his new image of outing the government and how corrupt they really are as well as ignoring his written speech, which couldn't be anymore boring, and rapping his opinions, they are also on board and get him a prime interview, all the while, Bulworth must evade a mysterious man he believes is the one to kill him. He hides out in the family home of Nina, which is rather functioning despite it being extremely blended, her grandmother is an especially interesting character.
He attends an interview and says that race is an issue, and that people should just mingle until everyone is the same race, dropping tons of choose words throughout. This causes him to get on L.D.'s good side, by saying that education needed to be improved.
Also, Bulworth tries to call off the hit, but the guy behind it suffers a heart attack before action can be taken, but luckily, Bulworth tells all to Nina who says that she was the fall guy, but everything is okay. They kiss, and Bulworth promptly falls asleep, finally having not slept for five days. He sleeps right through his election, which he wins handily. Upon waking up, he is somewhat back to his old self, though the events have not totally changed him. He and Nina kiss on the camera, despite the huge age difference and the fact that he is still married. Then he is shot and killed by an insurance salesman because Bulworth bashed him.
There are also subplots including one where CSPAN follows him around. Sean Astin in the camera man and Laurie Metcalf (great) is one of the people monitoring what will be shown on screen. Christine Baranski (Leonard's mother in The Big Bang Theory) is Bulworth's wife who is cheating on him as well.
The funniest scene is probably when Bulworth goes back to eating after days without and stuffs his face while attempting to answer questioning, offending everyone in the room.
The film does have great performances, mostly from Beatty and is enjoyable and hilarious at all turns, and it shows that the public likes honesty and will reward someone for doing just that. However, the moneymakers don't like that, only wanting their message to come across and have the means to get what they want. I will probably watch this film again. Grade: B+