StyleSk8r
At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.
Keeley Coleman
The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;
Anoushka Slater
While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.
Bob
This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.
donaldgilbert
"Mitt" was a rewarding experience but it was clear to me that care was taken to present the man in a way that he and his family would approve of.Rewarding in that the Romneys still allowed enough reality to slip to the camera for us to have some fair judgment; but no conversation about the millionaire fund-raiser dinner that ultimately cost him in 2012, and nothing TOO controversial otherwise.What we're left with is a sense that this was a nice guy, who was very close to his family. We also learned that he was someone who never really seemed terribly confident, strong-willed, or clear about his political convictions. He also revealed his a deep devotion to his Mormonism. I never really felt that he was in the race for the right reasons, and this film reinforced that point.Again, the film didn't reveal everything, but (for me) it revealed enough. Mildly recommended.
desiette
I followed the 2012 elections avidly, but failed to get a sense of what Mitt was all about. They really should have released this movie at the time of elections. It may have made a difference to some voters. Mitt comes across as genuinely likable, funny, friendly and analytical. Had he been elected he would probably have seen himself as the CEO of America.But he also comes across as politically naive especially when him and the family are talking about John McCain. Ann Romney constantly looks at the camera and one gets the feeling that all her actions before the camera are part of a show she is putting on. The only scene where she seems genuinely relaxed and at ease is when she is with her horses.Some scenes like the one where his son gets slapped are appalling. I would very much have liked to see the thought process that went behind Mitt's picking of a vice presidential candidate.The family comes across as clannish and loyal but that is probably to be expected in such a hotly contested race.It's really hard to reconcile this image of Mitt with that of the man driving 650 miles with his sick dog on top of the car in freezing weather.
SozeTheKeyser
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.
BlackRoseShelli
I'm just left with the question, wtf was the point of that whole thing? Were we supposed to feel sorry for him/his family? I don't. He lost, so sad too bad. Was it to show that he's somehow more human than any other person who ever ran for president? It failed, if that was the point. The whole family seemed like automatons to me.With the constant boo-hoo background music, it's obvious the person who made this wants us to feel something, but I just can't figure out what we're supposed to feel. And really, why release this in 2014 when the election was over in 2012? It's not as if he did anything but run for the office of President. I could see making this if he'd won, but after losing? Seriously, what was the point?