In the Loop
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"The US President and UK Prime Minister fancy a war. But not everyone agrees that war is a good thing. The US General Miller doesn't think so and neither does the British Secretary of State for International Development, Simon Foster. But, after Simon accidentally backs military action on TV, he
… More »"The US President and UK Prime Minister fancy a war. But not everyone agrees that war is a good thing. The US General Miller doesn't think so and neither does the British Secretary of State for International Development, Simon Foster. 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 can sleep with the right intern, and if they can both stop the Prime Minister's chief spin-doctor Malcolm Tucker rigging the vote at the UN, they can halt the war."--Producers.
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Add a CommentBrilliant satire: biting, fast-paced, caricaturish, hand-held camera work, pungent dialogue. Only the British could get away with dialogue slathered in vulgarity (every "bad" word is here in abundance) and not only get away with it but make it funny and acceptable in context.
A warning – “In the Loop” contains a lot of expletives undeleted, with a lot of them being British expletives of which I am not aware if they are of the “darn” variety or the F--- word variety. If you can get past this, then you have a film that often moves rapidly through so many funny lines, I am sure I did not have time for many to register. The essence of this political satire is that both the USA and the UK are attempting to figure each other out and determine if one of them is making contingencies for the outbreak of a new war. There are a lot of laugh out loud put downs by the various characters and I am sure that I will understand the film much better the second time around.
woulda had higher rating but one character cursed nonstop for no reason at all....
Fast paced political satire. Excellent cast. Created by Armando Iannucci, a rising talent, who's devised VEEP and Thick of It. It shows how in politics one's career aspirations too often overshadow service and policy. The Anti-West Wing. There is a lot of profanity, which I usually don't care for, however, here it is necessary and is highly creative.
One hundred solid minutes of abuse and degradation of politicians so who cares anyway. Peter Capaldi stars as Malcolm, the Glaswegian spitting cobra.
Me and my wife loved it. It is incredibly funny, if you like political humor.
Quite a hilarious movie, full of black humor. Great performances by Peter Capaldi as the British PM' s spin doctor and James Gandolfini as the US General. Definitely not for the faint hearted OR those who dislike foul language.
DON'T REMEMBER SEEING THIS
A morph of the US "West Wing" and the Brit "Yes Minister," IN THE LOOP is not the best hybrid. It's awfully witty but I wouldn't want to watch it again to catch the parts I missed.
If you like Brit humor and political humor, you may like this. But this is not my cup of tea.