I thought this film was wonderful; I gave it a nine.
You will seldom see better performances in such an arena - a political one, that is. Joan Allen is HUGE in this movie, Gary Oldman is Cosmically Right In There, and we even have a wonderful piece of work from Jeff Bridges.
Of course this film shows a bias that I prefer, so I like it a little more because of that. In general, showcases for hardball, power-play politics tend to be overdone (that's my opinion, anyway), but I found this one to be both cerebral and satisfying.
My only (minor) disappointment was in finding out "the truth" about the allegations against Allen's character. But I guess it was given in order to equal out the truth we are given about her rival and her detractor.
You will seldom see better performances in such an arena - a political one, that is. Joan Allen is HUGE in this movie, Gary Oldman is Cosmically Right In There, and we even have a wonderful piece of work from Jeff Bridges.
Of course this film shows a bias that I prefer, so I like it a little more because of that. In general, showcases for hardball, power-play politics tend to be overdone (that's my opinion, anyway), but I found this one to be both cerebral and satisfying.
My only (minor) disappointment was in finding out "the truth" about the allegations against Allen's character. But I guess it was given in order to equal out the truth we are given about her rival and her detractor.