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THE CONTENDER opens. Written and directed by Rod Lurie. Sleek, engrossing political thriller. Democratic PresidentJeff Bridges' nomination of Joan Allen's senator to newly vacated (by death) of Vice President slot is threatened with derailment after dissenting Machiavellian gongressional chairman Gary Oldman unearths salacious pics from contender's past. With Christian Slater and Sam Elliot.
