Miss Sloane

One of those films I have nothing negative to say about. Jessica Chastain may not be one of my favorite actresses, but she was simply fantastic. I've never seen such a great mixture of indifference, cynicism, and intrigue. I didn’t just enjoy it, I downright reveled in it. A great experience for me and I will definitely watch it again. (12/06/2017)

A polished film with the amazing Jessica Chastain in an extremely believable role as a cunning careerist who probably just had a bit of a conscience stirred in her. Or has she? The main character prides herself on always being one or two steps ahead of everyone else (and of the viewer, as it happens), so there's no shortage of surprises, and although you might manage to predictsome twists in advance, you certainly won't guess all of them. (29/06/2020)

A typically cold corporate drama of high politics and lobbying. Unfortunately, it's filmed in a rather myopic and typically "cinematic" way, with a finale that doesn't correspond with the relatively realistic first half and the slightly tedious but still bearable second half. It is partly saved by Jessica Chastain, who, perhaps for the first time in her career, plays both a leading role and a villain, and enjoys it to the fullest. John Madden wants to build on the success of the likes of Michael Clayton, but on closer inspection you will find that there is no sophistication here. At least just average thanks to the main character's verbal wizardry. (07/05/2017)

It is true that in terms of subject-matter Miss Sloane isn’t the simplest movie to watch and it might happen several times that the viewer has no idea what exactly is going on in the film. Jessica Chastain identified so perfectly with her role that she applies her Eurovision of the American Dollar so perfectly and as a lobbyist she is putting in double the effort. The result is that you are watching her with your mouth open, you don’t understand half the stuff that’s going on and about the other half you keep thinking how cool she is that she’s coping with all those things as if it was nothing at all. She’s only human after all. And what she does at the end – that’s only for strong characters. Not only does she whip out a stellar monologue about “Now”, she also shows everybody what a great actress she is and how moch she identified with her role. It’s so good that it made for the strongest movie experience I have had in a while. She’s great, I like her and in this film she showed what an amazing actress she is. Miss Sloane is no simple film, but if you get into it, you will get an amazing ending from the world where dreams are made. (11/05/2017)

Jessica Chastain is a great actress, and Miss Sloane definitely relies on that. It's her who grabs the most attention, actually in all her roles. There are other excellent actors, even some legends, but it's her who shines. It's a pity that the script, which in the end is just a fairy tale, failed to shine similarly. (28/03/2017)