Bobby (2006)

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“They share with us that short moment of life.”

The setting is the Ambassador Hotel in LA, June 8, 1968 –- the day Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Twenty-two lives intersect in the pantry of that hotel on that day at that time – and they are changed forever.

Written and directed, produced by Emilio Estevez, who also appears in the film along with Lawrence Fishburne as the sous chef; Freddy Rodriguez as the busboy; Anthony Hopkins and Harry Bellefonte as retired hotel workers; William H. Macy as the hotel manager; Christian Slater as the kitchen manager; Nick Cannon and Shia LaBeouf as campaign workers; Ashton Kutcher as a hippie; Martin Sheen and Helen Hunt as socialites; Elijah Wood and Lindsay Lohan as young newlyweds; Sharon Stone as the hairdresser; Demi Moore as a diva.

Music by Mark Isham. Final anthem written by Bryan Adams and sung by Aretha Franklin, Mary J. Blige, and the Harlem Boys Choir.

Run time: 1 hour, 52 minutes

Rated NR.

My personal rating: B+