I had to say, this movie came out of nowhere in my local cinema today (April 8). I personally wanted to watch this movie rather than Dreamworks's The Boss Baby simply because of the tagline.
And boy it delivers.
Jessica Chastain plays the title character: a lobbyists who is also a paranoid. She follows an act to against the gun lobby proposed by a senator, backed by her former firm. I have to say, I initially regretted from watching this movie. I even take a break from watching it and go straight to the toilet to wash my tired face, while at the same time asking myself: "What the heck am I watching right now?" or "What brings me into this boredom?" But I decided to return to the theater and... guess what? I was satisfied in the end, with a big grin on my face.
First of all, this is not a political propaganda movie. This is a well constructed political thriller with clever writing, amazing performances and great soundtrack, which happens to use gun policy as a main inspiration. All the cast members deliver a wonderful performance, but it's Jessica Chastain and Mark Strong that really got me. The dialogue in the movie is smart, very rare to be seen in movie these days. The cinematography is amazing, and the editing is one of the best I've seen. The movie cuts between flashbacks and present day, but they didn't disturb the pace, instead it helps progressing the story without it became an annoyance. There were a lot of complex terms that average moviegoer wouldn't understand, but it's forgivable for a movie like this. The movie may also bore average moviegoer for being so slow at the beginning, but it's okay for me. The biggest part for making the movie so satisfying is the plot twist that I've never seen it coming. Just when think it goes this way, the movie makes an unexpected move and goes to a way that you won't expect. And for those who sticking around from the beginning till the end, you will be rewarded with a very satisfying ending. One more thing is that the movie's focus isn't about gun policy, but the corruption that lies within the government. It's the power- hungry officials that drove Sloane into using abnormal ways, to the point where she breaks the rules of the government to reveal the crimes of the government itself. This movie somehow reflects the reality of the governments in present day nations, which is another plus for this underrated masterpiece.
I initially gave this movie a 7 for despite the movie being clever, the slow first act and the lack of Sloane's backstory is a letdown to me. But I give it an 8, just because the mind blowing TWIST. Easily to say, this is a movie that you definitely regret to watch at first, but later, when you're leaving the theater, you will definitely feel satisfied. Don't watch this movie if you already had a thought that this movie is a propaganda. Watch this movie, with an open mind, and you'll be rewarded by it.
Well played, Miss Sloane. Very well played.
And boy it delivers.
Jessica Chastain plays the title character: a lobbyists who is also a paranoid. She follows an act to against the gun lobby proposed by a senator, backed by her former firm. I have to say, I initially regretted from watching this movie. I even take a break from watching it and go straight to the toilet to wash my tired face, while at the same time asking myself: "What the heck am I watching right now?" or "What brings me into this boredom?" But I decided to return to the theater and... guess what? I was satisfied in the end, with a big grin on my face.
First of all, this is not a political propaganda movie. This is a well constructed political thriller with clever writing, amazing performances and great soundtrack, which happens to use gun policy as a main inspiration. All the cast members deliver a wonderful performance, but it's Jessica Chastain and Mark Strong that really got me. The dialogue in the movie is smart, very rare to be seen in movie these days. The cinematography is amazing, and the editing is one of the best I've seen. The movie cuts between flashbacks and present day, but they didn't disturb the pace, instead it helps progressing the story without it became an annoyance. There were a lot of complex terms that average moviegoer wouldn't understand, but it's forgivable for a movie like this. The movie may also bore average moviegoer for being so slow at the beginning, but it's okay for me. The biggest part for making the movie so satisfying is the plot twist that I've never seen it coming. Just when think it goes this way, the movie makes an unexpected move and goes to a way that you won't expect. And for those who sticking around from the beginning till the end, you will be rewarded with a very satisfying ending. One more thing is that the movie's focus isn't about gun policy, but the corruption that lies within the government. It's the power- hungry officials that drove Sloane into using abnormal ways, to the point where she breaks the rules of the government to reveal the crimes of the government itself. This movie somehow reflects the reality of the governments in present day nations, which is another plus for this underrated masterpiece.
I initially gave this movie a 7 for despite the movie being clever, the slow first act and the lack of Sloane's backstory is a letdown to me. But I give it an 8, just because the mind blowing TWIST. Easily to say, this is a movie that you definitely regret to watch at first, but later, when you're leaving the theater, you will definitely feel satisfied. Don't watch this movie if you already had a thought that this movie is a propaganda. Watch this movie, with an open mind, and you'll be rewarded by it.
Well played, Miss Sloane. Very well played.