kosmasp Shortened movie quotes aside, we get a real intimate behind the scenes look of a very compelling and appealing "character" in politics. He had the guts to stand up and I guess it would have been a feast to see him and Anthony Scaramucci go head to head. Now that could almost be a political PPV word fight. But even so, the a glutton for punishment Weiner, digs himself a hole .. or rather quite a few, that he cannot seem to escape.Chances are you have heard of him (and his infamous "selfies"). If not be aware that this has some colorful language and of course a sexual matter as a topic. It is sort of surprising that Weiner allows us to be so close to him ... via camera that is of course. There are a couple of moments where the documentarian is breaking the fourth wall .. understandably so, because like us, he is confused at what is going on ... Very intimate look and surely not for everybody, but definitely very powerful and engaging.

meeza Anthony Weiner was a passionate New York congressman who fiercely fought to help the middle class and advocated health care. But then he went from helping the middle class, to becoming low class. If you have been hiding under a c*ck, I mean a rock, you know that the married Weiner disgraced himself repeatedly by his sexting and sex calls with other women. And yes, you can say it's all in the name, but the man not only did it once, he did it several times. Consequently, he resigned as Congressman. However, two years later, he courageously decided to run for the seat of Mayor of New York. The documentary primarily highlights all the P.R. and human challenges Weiner faced during his New York Mayor campaign, and also his "sext fall of the wagon" as he was repeatedly caught having sexual communication with other women. This documentary does not hold back, and fully exposes Weiner for who he is; a sharp politician of government, but a reckless human being which cost him his downward spiral not only with his career but with his public perception. "Weiner" bares all (sort of speak) on every aspect of Anthony Weiner, and even though you might think he is a despicable human being, I still think you should give this dickimentary, I mean documentary a try. **** Good

Red_Identity For those who are familiar with the political campaign and the main subject of the film, nothing that is a huge revelation is discovered. What the documentary definitely does a great job of is simply letting us having a first-person access to the behind-the-scenes footage and events that went on in this trainwreck of a political campaign and arc. Weiner is a very interesting political figure as well as a very entertaining person, and so the documentary doesn't have to do a whole lot to become a fascinating watch about politics and the media. I definitely recommend this to any documentary lover and to anyone really interested in the effects of the media.

calvinnme I really like the documentary because it does not editorialize. There is not one voice over in the whole thing. It is just Anthony Weiner ramping up his attempt to win the Democratic Mayoral primary, which in New York, is tantamount to winning the mayor's race since the city is overwhelmingly Democratic. Weiner had been the seven term liberal firebrand of a Democratic congressman from Brooklyn until a case of him sexting a woman along with pictures of his private parts came to light and caused him to resign in disgrace in 2011.His campaign starts out with hope in the spring of 2013, but soon with his rise in the polls, more sexting by Weiner rises to the surface because he is in the limelight again. He tries to paper over it, and the documentary lets you see him trying to paper over it, by saying that he had already said he had problems in his marriage and that he had never said exactly when the sexting problem began and ended. This sounded too much like "it depends on what your definition of is is" from the Clinton years and he crashed and burned politically, winding up in the single digits on primary day.This is no fluff piece. You see Weiner lose his temper, get involved in shouting matches with a guy in a Deli, and with Lawrence O'Donnell on liberal friendly MSNBC. Weiner thinks it makes him look like a fighter, instead it comes across as a refusal to face his problems. And as for his wife Huma Abadin, I just felt so sorry for her. Weiner must be surely suffering from an addiction if he is chasing after random women on the internet with such a smart sexy lady as his wife. After the more recent sexting comes to light, Huma never really says anything, but you can tell by her posture and look of indifference that she is likely mad as hell under that calm cool exterior. Worse, she is probably profoundly disappointed in someone who had regained her trust.One particular scene said it all for me as to Weiner's self centeredness. When the additional sexting comes to light he tells Huma he wants her with him all day. Not because he is worried about her mental state or needs her emotional support, but because he is "afraid someone (the press) will get to her".It's too bad that such a narcissist and sex addict was also rolled into the personality of somebody who seemed to genuinely care about average people, had an average upbringing so he knew where other people were coming from, and was willing to fight for what he thought was right. What a waste.