Directed by: George Clooney
Run time: 101 min
The road to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue isn't paved with roses and red carpets but with mud slinging and dirty work. Everybody knows that, even those who never laid their ass at any campaign. So how does George Clooney try to depict the murky face of politics? He could have easily blame the Republicans, but here he portrays inside the Democratic Primary campaign where candidates would be, fight tooth and nail for certain number of delegates to seal the party nomination and if possible, the presidency.
At the center lies Stephen Meyers (Ryan Gosling) as the Junior Campaign Manager for Mike Morris (George Clooney), Governor of Pennsylvania and a Democratic presidential candidate, competing against Arkansas Senator Ted Pullman (Michael Mantell). The place is Ohio where both candidates seek for the endorsement of Franklin Thompson (Jeffrey Wright) who pockets 356 pledged Democratic delegates, which if Morris or Pullman nail it, one of them will seal the nomination.
Shit hits the fans as Stephen found out the Governor's dirty secret plus Tom Duffy (Paul Giamatti), Pullman's campaign manager, made a move towards him. What would Stephen do? Be professional or smear his hand with mud to play the game according to what it used to be played?
As for me it is an interesting movie but lack of breakthrough, especially in the genre of political thriller. We all know that in politics people sell their soul to Mephistopheles and be cynical for the rest of their life but this one seems a bit 'safe'. We didn't see any drastic change from Stephen pre and post 'revelation' and it seems like a bit weird that a guy like Stephen looks like he can be inside politic without having to be dirty. As for Gosling he did well but Clooney is as wooden as any Republican candidate trying to unseat Obama.
The script is decent (and that politic is dirty is nothing new to the rest of us anyway) and full with terms perhaps not familiar with those who had no knowledge of how the election in the U.S happened but for political drama, I still like West Wing although this one didn't disappoint at all.
Run time: 101 min
The road to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue isn't paved with roses and red carpets but with mud slinging and dirty work. Everybody knows that, even those who never laid their ass at any campaign. So how does George Clooney try to depict the murky face of politics? He could have easily blame the Republicans, but here he portrays inside the Democratic Primary campaign where candidates would be, fight tooth and nail for certain number of delegates to seal the party nomination and if possible, the presidency.
At the center lies Stephen Meyers (Ryan Gosling) as the Junior Campaign Manager for Mike Morris (George Clooney), Governor of Pennsylvania and a Democratic presidential candidate, competing against Arkansas Senator Ted Pullman (Michael Mantell). The place is Ohio where both candidates seek for the endorsement of Franklin Thompson (Jeffrey Wright) who pockets 356 pledged Democratic delegates, which if Morris or Pullman nail it, one of them will seal the nomination.
Shit hits the fans as Stephen found out the Governor's dirty secret plus Tom Duffy (Paul Giamatti), Pullman's campaign manager, made a move towards him. What would Stephen do? Be professional or smear his hand with mud to play the game according to what it used to be played?
As for me it is an interesting movie but lack of breakthrough, especially in the genre of political thriller. We all know that in politics people sell their soul to Mephistopheles and be cynical for the rest of their life but this one seems a bit 'safe'. We didn't see any drastic change from Stephen pre and post 'revelation' and it seems like a bit weird that a guy like Stephen looks like he can be inside politic without having to be dirty. As for Gosling he did well but Clooney is as wooden as any Republican candidate trying to unseat Obama.
The script is decent (and that politic is dirty is nothing new to the rest of us anyway) and full with terms perhaps not familiar with those who had no knowledge of how the election in the U.S happened but for political drama, I still like West Wing although this one didn't disappoint at all.
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