The Ides of March is directed by and stars George Clooney as Mike Morris, a US State Governor who seeks the presidential nomination for the US Democratic Party, behind him is a hip young advisor Steven played by Ryan Gosling who along the road gets a few lessons on the political arena.
I went into this movie really with no expectations but I have to say that I felt that it was well directed by Clooney who keeps a firm eye on the proceedings and does well with close ups and getting performances out of his actors, particularly Evan Rachel Wood and Phillip Seymour Hoffman and boy did he remind me of Channel 7 Political Commentator Graham Richardson when he was on screen with the white hair and facial structure.
But outside of them, this film fails, mainly because it lacks a sense of cohesion in its storytelling and a structured 3 act narrative to drive it along, the film feels like a bunch of individual bits edited together but don't really signify anything and if it does, its the same "politics is dirty" and "every dream has a price" message we've heard from other movies, like Oliver Stone's Wall Street as an example.
And speaking of that film, rent that one instead and if you want to see this one, wait for the DVD, it'll be just as enjoyable at home than in a cinema, 2 out of 5.
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Another in a long line of political dramas that point out there is no such thing as an honest politician. George Clooney directs himself, along with Ryan Gosling, Evan Rachel Wood, Paul Giamatti and Phillip Seymour Hoffman in this tale of political twists and turns.
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