Here's the political blockbuster directed by and starring George Clooney, Ryan Gosling, and Phillip Seymour Hoffman; it also includes the acting skills of Paul Giamatti, Evan Rachel Wood, Marisa Tomei, and Jeffrey Wright. My favorite line from the film is "You can lie, you can cheat, you can start a war, you can bankrupt the country, but you can't fuck the interns. They get you for that." How true, you lose the female vote in an instant.
The movie is about a presidential candidate in the midst of the democratic primaries, he is neck to neck with his opponent running for the democratic nomination as well. Governor Mike Morris (Clooney) is dashing, idealistic and a visionary and the reason why Stephen Meyers (Gosling) is helping his boss Paul Zara (Hoffman) with the campaign. He truly believes in his candidate. They are in the midst of trying to win Ohio and you get a nice peek inside the ins and outs of what goes on in a campaign. From prepping for debates to mingling with the interns. However, Stephen finds himself in quite a predicament that could potentially cool off his career and influence and leave him jobless. Or does he have a way around the drama that is slowly closing in on Mike Morris' potential opportunity as President of the United States?
A truly intriguing drama and I really enjoyed it. It is the closest that I would ever like to get involved in politics, for I am not a fan.
I give it an 8 out of 10.
Next up is "Gulliver's Travels."
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