The Ides of March (2011): An idealistic staffer for a new presidential candidate gets a crash course on dirty politics during his stint on the campaign trail. (7.3)
Director: George Clooney
Writers: George Clooney / Grant Heslov (screenplay), Beau Willimon (play "Farragut North")
Stars: Paul Giamatti, George Clooney and Philip Seymour Hoffman
A sort of a behind the scenes look at how the politics become a dirty business. (I don't know if the portrayal of the characters is close to reality; but it fits well to the perception and can't be far off from today's reality.) The acting is superb by the all-star cast. The story is somewhat predictable, but that's expected (ie: you tend to expect a major twist or two in a story like this), but how things get handled in the back-rooms is what's interesting. Some of the (idealistic) lines are quite good. My Rating: 7.5
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