[WEINER opens in
Cleveland on Friday June 3rd exclusively at the Cedar Lee Theatre.]
Review by Bob Ignizio
When you're a politician with the last name Weiner who
accidentally tweets dick pics of himself, you're more screwed than usual. The
jokes practically write themselves, and what would have died down quickly for a
Jones or a Smith takes on a seemingly endless life of its own. Just as former Democratic
congressman from New York, Anthony Weiner, who was involved in just such a
scandal in 2011, eventually leading to his resignation from office in June of
that year.
After a seemingly heartfelt apology and promise that nothing
like this would ever happen again, Weiner's wife (and Hilary Clinton staffer) Huma
Abedin forgave him. So, too, did a substantial number of New Yorkers, who felt
a scandal of this sort wasn't nearly as relevant as Weiner's political
positions and track record of fighting for Democratic causes. So in 2013, and
with the support of his wife, Weiner jumped back into the political arena as a
candidate for Mayor of New York City. Furthermore,
he agreed to have a documentary film crew record it all. What could possibly go
wrong?
Quite a bit, as it turns out.
