Genre:
Drama
Directed
by: George Clooney
Starring:
Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Running
time: 101 minutes
Politics
can sometimes be a very dirty game, and this 2011 political drama illustrates that
point in a great way. Other movies and TV shows might have done it before, in
some cases even better, but The Ides of March is very efficient.
Stephen
Meyers (Gosling) is the junior campaign manager for Mike Morris (Clooney), the governor
of Pennsylvania who is trying to become the candidate for the Democrats in the US
presidential elections. Meyers is an idealist, fueled by ideas and convictions,
but he will lose much of his innocence in the dirty process and he will come to
realize that, sometimes, to get what you want, you have to get down and play
the game.
George
Clooney, who plays in the movie, is also the director. He fulfills both roles
very proficiently. The story is told to us in linear fashion, very
straight-forward, and the ensemble cast is well directed and offer some great
performances. When you get such actors like Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ryan
Gosling, Paul Giamatti, Evan Rachel Wood and Marisa Tomei, you have all the
ingredients for a great recipe. Then, the pressure is on you to bring it all
together well. Mission accomplished. What we get is a very real look at
politics through a compelling story brought to the screen by talented people.
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