4 out of 5 stars.
Street Fight is a very interesting documentary that chronicles a mayoral race in Newark, NJ. The challenger, Cory Booker, is young (32) and has a great resume - Rhodes Scholar, Stanford football player, Yale Law School. He even lives in inner city Newark among the poorest of people. The incumbent, Sharpe James, is a wily incumbent politician who knows how to work the gears of office. It is a great race, with dirty tricks, lies and tricks.
Overall, it was hard not to root for Cory Booker. With his resume, he could easily take up a high powered job on Wall Street, but he really feels strongly about being a politician. Sharpe James is really the epitome of everything that is wrong with politics. Booker goes house to house to get his message out. James uses intimidation to keep people from supporting Booker. I never really paid close attention to local politics, and it was an eye opener. Highly recommended for those interested in politics, especially in this campaign season.
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Yep, that's a great documentary. For anyone who has watched seasons 3 and 4 or "The Wire" you'll probably notice some similarities between the incumbent Newark mayor in Street Fight and the fictional Baltimore mayor on The Wire. Or maybe most big city mayors are just sorry.
Anyway, I'm glad you watched this one Pete. It's good stuff.
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