There is absolutely no reason to watch this movie unless you seriously love Bill Murray. And I mean like you're a relative or something. The only reason it was in my queue at all is because it was nominated for a Golden Globe. Daisy (Laura Linney) is a distant cousin to President Franklin Roosevelt (Bill Murray) and is invited to spend time with, i.e. have an affair with, him while he spends his summers at his mother's home. She is also there to witness the first visit of an English king (Samuel West) and queen (Olivia Colman) to American shores. They have come to ask FDR for support on the eve of WWII. But mainly this is about how FDR couldn't keep it in his pants.
When you think about Presidential sex scandals or even just Presidential philandering, FDR is not the first name that probably jumps to mind but he was quite the lothario. One of the relatively few biographies on my shelf is about one of his mistresses, Lucy Rutherford. This was set after her time but she does get a mention. I suppose it's less of a moral outrage if you believe that he and Eleanor had what amounted to an open marriage because she was a lesbian. He looks downright progressive in that light.
As I said, this is not a great movie by any stretch and I can't recommend it in good conscience to anyone.
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