What a stellar line up - we get Gosling, Giamatti, Clooney, Wright, Hoffman, and others to make this movie work. But is almost doesn't.
Ides of March is a DRAMA, nothing more. It focuses on the Democratic Presidential Primary. The parties involved play this one out like a soap opera. They cut each other down, they lie, they finesse, they commit adultery, and they battle everything out - dramatically.
Many critics and viewers were sleeping. The Republicans in the audience were awake and engaged. Those who enjoy a drama were totally into it. Families in attendance were a bit thrown off by the abundance of unnecessary profanity which detracted from the overall enjoyment of the film.
Go in looking for a drama, come out happy. Go in expecting a performance from all the lead actors, come away unhappy. Gosling did very well, but with all the whisper about Academy nods, I am not holding my breath. Truly a bit disappointing from what this could have been. Similar to Michael Clayton, Nixon, JFK etc. Don't bring a date, they will probably not be pleased by your choice of film. No real need to bring a brain either. Everything is laid out in due time and it is easy to follow. Even the ending is null and void. 2 out of 5 Cyclones for pure drama and lack of much else.
-El Jefe
Quoting: "They cut each other down, they lie, they finesse, they commit adultery, and they battle everything out - dramatically"
ReplyDeleteyou don't need a movie to see that, we have this in our daily lives! Save your money!!!