Reps. Matt Gaetz, Ken Buck and Thomas Massie are seen in HBO's 'The Swamp.'/Credit: Courtesy of HBO
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'The Swamp' wades into what's wrong with Congress but doesn't find a way out
"The Swamp" has an attention-grabbing title, but this HBO documentary -- built around extensive access to three Republican congressmen -- gets bogged down in too many side streams. The film serves as an indictment of the existing system and a profile of Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, a have-it-both-ways formula that might explain why this feels like at least two documentaries in one.
