Reply #5: We All Know the Ending, But 'Recount' Is Still Compelling [View All]

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Article published May 25, 2008

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We all know the ending, but 'Recount' is still compelling


How you view HBO's compelling docudrama "Recount" about the disputed 2000 election results in Florida may depend on your political point of view.

Supporters of President George W. Bush will bristle at a few moments in which he sounds like a petulant child, but they will ultimately be cheered by his victory at the end of a 36-day drama.

Voters who cast ballots, or think they did, for former Vice President Al Gore could have just the opposite reaction, suffering through reminders of what many still feel was an unjust process that allowed the Supreme Court to decide the presidency.

Through the days and nights of negotiations, staged protests, court decisions and elections board actions, the film recalls the events that are so clearly ingrained in the brain and showcases the extreme efforts both sides undertook to ensure victory.

The end result was a process that Gore says he could not win even if he won the election. One side or the other would be viewed as having stolen the election.

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