A good movie

I already saw this movie but since it was a while back, I thought I might as well check it out again. In fact, while reading my previous review, I actually discovered that I had already saw this movie twice and, apparently, I had actually enjoyed it slightly more the second time around. Well, that's the whole issue with this movie, the fact that even though the story was intriguing, the cast was really neat (Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Emily Blunt), basically, in spite the fact that it definitely had some potential, the damned thing was just not really memorable after all. At last, I think I figured out why. Basically, the whole thing is a political satire based on a true story, I always had a weak spot for movies dealing with politics and I thought it was indeed an interesting story. At first, my complain was that the tone was maybe just too light for my taste but it wasn't actually the issue after all. The issue was that they had to find a tricky balance between the humour and the tragedy involved and, from all the cast involved, the only one who managed to really nail it was the great late Philip Seymour Hoffman who was not only always hilarious but you could feel the tragedy as well in his performance. All the others were maybe entertaining enough but they were all reduced to not much more than some funny caricatures. Anyway, it was just not enough to make this movie really fascinating to behold. Finally, every time I watch this flick, I'm always amazed by the fact that Emily Blunt shows up for only two scenes which absolutely did not contribute to the plot whatsoever but, damned, she looked insanely hot. Anyway, to conclude, even though it is not one of the best movies directed by Mike Nichols, I still enjoyed it and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

7/10