Armando Iannucci takes his work to big screen with his political satire which revolves around the work of a Labour spin doctor.
The enthusiastic and likeable Armando Iannucci presents his first feature film in the shape of In The Loop: a sharp political satire based on the critically acclaimed but relatively hidden BBC4 series called ‘In The Thick Of It’. I have never seen the television series but with a prior knowledge of shows such ‘The New Statesman’ and ‘West Wing’ I knew what to expect and was thoroughly satisfied. A young and promising Labour cabinet minister makes a throwaway comment on the radio about the current ‘War on Terror’ being waged by united forces in the Middle East and finds himself caught up in the political agendas of some of the United States most powerful politicians and military personnel. His views lead to him, and his new assistant, being summoned to the United States for meetings with those interested to hear his side of things. Needless to say that things do not go smoothly, much to the delight of the audience.
One image of the shocking 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York City. The wars which dominate pur front pages today are a direct result of this event. Labh Janjua
In The Loop is one of those good films about which not a lot can be said without giving away storylines and plot developments so I’ll leave it there. It was interesting to see Anna Chlumsky of ‘My Girl’ fame again and the political circus of the UK & the US is well observed. Look out also for the hard-to-miss Labour spin doctor apparently modelled on Alastair Campbell. A great start for Iannucci, it will be interesting to see where he goes from here.
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The enthusiastic and likeable Armando Iannucci presents his first feature film in the shape of In The Loop: a sharp political satire based on the critically acclaimed but relatively hidden BBC4 series called ‘In The Thick Of It’. I have never seen the television series but with a prior knowledge of shows such ‘The New Statesman’ and ‘West Wing’ I knew what to expect and was thoroughly satisfied. A young and promising Labour cabinet minister makes a throwaway comment on the radio about the current ‘War on Terror’ being waged by united forces in the Middle East and finds himself caught up in the political agendas of some of the United States most powerful politicians and military personnel. His views lead to him, and his new assistant, being summoned to the United States for meetings with those interested to hear his side of things. Needless to say that things do not go smoothly, much to the delight of the audience.
One image of the shocking 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York City. The wars which dominate pur front pages today are a direct result of this event. Labh Janjua
In The Loop is one of those good films about which not a lot can be said without giving away storylines and plot developments so I’ll leave it there. It was interesting to see Anna Chlumsky of ‘My Girl’ fame again and the political circus of the UK & the US is well observed. Look out also for the hard-to-miss Labour spin doctor apparently modelled on Alastair Campbell. A great start for Iannucci, it will be interesting to see where he goes from here.
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