{movie} all the king's men (2006)

Sean Penn stars as corrupt Southern politician Willie Stark in this remake of the Oscar-winning 1949 film based on Robert Penn Warren's novel. The charismatic Stark wins the populist vote, but behind closed doors, he's as underhanded as the predecessors he smeared. Ex-reporter Jack Burden (Jude Law) unwittingly helps Stark gain political power, but it's just a matter of time before the governor's crooked dealings are exposed.

ireviewnetflix.com rating: * I love politics, but not corrupt Southern politics. This was horrible. I don't know why I got the movie, because I read the book in high school and was bored by it for the aforementioned reason. Plus, I really don't like Sean Penn.