Mark highlights lots of screen politicians - and one banker - you wouldn’t want running your country… Take a look at the ballot paper you really, really dont want on May 6th.
the fans would scream.
How could I trust him?
He doesnt have much of a plan beyond stealing our spaceship.
Not only does he plan to dominate Hollywood, but he also has designs on the White House.
So he has a big imagination, yeah, but hes also a complete and utter bumbox.
What if he came up against Ann Widdecombe?
Curtis would never get anything done if he got into office.
Hell, you cant even root for him in the film.
Hes the bad guy, and his nemesis is a pig who smokes cigars and can fly a plane!
Simon Foster In The Loop
Or Nicola Murray.
Hes just a tit.
Where do you want your prime minister during a crisis?
Certainly not tucked up in bed, like Lee Wallaces cowardly and insalubrious mayor of New York.
Still, this character is the most likely candidate on the list, as hes closest to real life.
He doesnt do anything useful and youll boo every time you see him in the street.
Tired of those pesky Clone Wars, and the conspicuous absence of any ethical protests about that army?
Well, heres a man with a bold new plan.
Under the Galactic Empire, therell be a terrific dictatorship and you wont have to do a thing.
Sir Bernard Pellegrin The Constant Gardener
I know, I know.
I would vote for Bill Nighy too, if he were actually running for office this year.
Pellegrins not just Bill Nighy though, of course.
As soon as he appears in a film, hes the baddy.
Especially if hes wearing a suit.
Whats more, it goes to make Potter an even worse prospect than most on the list.
Imagine electing Rupert Murdoch to government.
Nightclubs and pawn shops everywhere and, crucially, hed rename the place to Pottersville.
All of this if George had never been born, and he wasnt, because hes fictional.
Sure, George wins out, but that doesnt necessarily mean Potter is defeated.
But at least theres a good reason to take against him in this film.
Really, dont vote for this guy.
In this case, manufacturing a virus.
On the other hand, Vaughn is pretty fucking clueless.
If he can call a shark a barracuda, hes well versed in political double-speak, but come on.
He deals with being mayor of shark city with quite startling incompetence.
If he cant even run an island as small as Amity, hed really screw up Britain.
But then later, his last film wasWelcome To Mooseport.
Theres a fair bit to be said for TV politicians too, of course.
Oh, and another terrible movie politician no-one would vote for in real life, Arnold Schwarzenegger.
