An average movie

To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but, since there was a decent cast involved and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, I have always had a weak spot about movies about politics which is, in my opinion, a fascinating subject, so this movie definitely had some potential. Unfortunately, it’s too bad that, even though the concept was quite interesting, I’m afraid the end-result turned out to be rather half-baked after all. Steve Carell was actually pretty good though and his character was fairly interesting but it was probably the only thing that really worked here though. Concerning the rest of the cast, Rose Byrne was a perfect example. Indeed, she was a perfect choice to play this character but she was given barely anything to do after all so, as a result, I think she was pretty much wasted here. Even more problematic was the fact that there was barely any pulse in the damned thing. Eventually, for me, the best part was this guy talking during the credits (no idea who it was) explaining that what happened in this movie could actually happen for real, technically speaking. Once again, it displayed how the elections in the US have become such a completely demented and decadent circus. In this case, they especially focused on the ridiculous amount of money that are involved but this speech at the end was actually more compelling than anything that was displayed in this movie. I mean, towards the end, they tried to pull the rug out on the viewers but I felt rather anticlimactic to me. Anyway, to conclude, even if it turned out to be rather disappointing, it was still fairly entertaining though and I think it is worth a look, especially if you are interested in this subject. 

6/10