Directed by:
Armando IannucciCinematography:
Jamie CairneyComposer:
Adem IlhanCast:
Tom Hollander, Steve Coogan, James Gandolfini, Anna Chlumsky, David Rasche, Peter Capaldi, Enzo Cilenti, Chizzy Akudolu, Alex MacQueen, Gina McKee (more)Plots(1)
The fate of the world is on the line. The US President and UK Prime Minister fancy a war. But not everyone agrees that war is a good thing. The US General Miller (James Gandolfini) doesn't think so and neither does the British Secretary of State for International Development, Simon Foster (Tom Hollander). But, after Simon accidentally backs military action on TV, he suddenly has a lot of friends in Washington, DC. If Simon can get in with the right DC people, if his entourage of one (Chris Addison) can sleep with the right intern (Anna Chlumsky), and if they can both stop the Prime Minister's chief spin-doctor Malcolm Tucker (Peter Capaldi) rigging the vote at the UN, they can halt the war. If they don't... well, they can always sack their Director of Communications Judy (Gina McKee), who they never liked anyway and who's back home dealing with voters with blocked drains and a man who's angry about a collapsing wall (Steve Coogan). (Madman Entertainment)
(more)Reviews (1)
Political circles resemble the British series The Office in their format, the genre is Yes, Minister, along with the content and micro signs. The political satire on the situation in high politics (not only in Great Britain) is as sharp as a razor and merciless. Compared to the much more well-known series Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister, this one is significantly dirtier, uglier, and more aggressive. Here, the benevolent Sir Humphrey no longer reigns, he who did not deny the nobility of the "better" people from the higher social class. His elegant intrigues and cunning manipulations have been replaced by blackmail, insults, ruthlessness, and straightforward pressure from those who do not have to care about the presence of television cameras. Given the above-average occurrence of vulgarisms, this is not a work that would please and appeal to everyone, but those who prefer punchy shortcuts and cynical grins over empty flowery diplomatic speech will appreciate the qualities of In the Loop and also find out what actually happened with the launch of the invasion in Iraq. Overall impression: 90%.
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