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24 July 2009 (USA) moreTagline:
The fate of the world is on the line. morePlot:
The US President and UK Prime Minister fancy a war. But not everyone agrees that war is a good thing... more | full synopsisPlot Keywords:
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The 13th Link (From FilmExperience. 7 November 2009, 7:03 AM, PST)
'The Box' Went Red for New York Premiere
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We May Have Found Summer's Sleep with 'In The Loop', America more (52 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Peter Capaldi | ... | Malcolm Tucker | |
| Tom Hollander | ... | Simon Foster | |
| Gina McKee | ... | Judy Molloy | |
| James Gandolfini | ... | Lt. Gen. George Miller | |
| Chris Addison | ... | Toby Wright | |
| Anna Chlumsky | ... | Liza Weld | |
| Enzo Cilenti | ... | Bob Adriano | |
| Paul Higgins | ... | Jamie MacDonald | |
| Mimi Kennedy | ... | Karen Clarke | |
| Alex Macqueen | ... | Sir Jonathan Tutt | |
| Johnny Pemberton | ... | A.J. Brown | |
| Olivia Poulet | ... | Suzy | |
| David Rasche | ... | Linton Barwick | |
| Joanna Scanlan | ... | Roz | |
| James Smith | ... | Michael Rodgers |
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UK:15 | Ireland:15A | New Zealand:R13 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Canada:18A (British Columbia)Fun Stuff
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Revealing mistakes: Despite appearing less sober and inhibited, Liza and Toby are drinking bottles of Beck's non-alcoholic (blue label) at the bar in the Washington D.C. club. moreQuotes:
Jamie MacDonald: You think that's his real name? Iceman? To Mr. and Mrs. Man, a son... Ice? moreSoundtrack:
Allegro from Concerto grosso in G minor moreFAQ
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Political comedy is a hard stunt to pull off. Ever since 1964, it seemed like nothing could top Dr. Strangelove. A lot of movies have tried and a lot have failed, although there were the lucky few that passed the bar (Election, Thank You for Smoking) but the brilliant thing about In The Loop is that it's so stupidly funny that it's one of the best comedies of the 21st Century! Armando Iannucci, most known for his The Thick of It series in the UK, directs a movie with the a the familiar theme of The Office. That documentary-style of film-making can be hit-or-miss (most recently, Public Enemies, a miss) and Iannucci hits it right on. Every scene he graces with a camera comes out picture perfect; nobody could've pegged this movie any better. Iannucci, Jesse Armstrong, Tony Roche and Simon Blackwell's script is something out of picture show heaven and sounds like it must've taken forever to finish, edit, revise, etc. Although these guys, these geniuses, apparently know what they're doing and don't care what anybody else says. That is the heart and soul of movie-making, readers. In The Loop is about a corrupt British government that accidentally gets the country thrown into the middle of a war. Loop stars Peter Capaldi, Gina McKee, James Gandolfini, Chris Addison and there's even a whimsical cameo by Steve Coogan. Capaldi is the absolute best at what he did, spewing swears as coarse as they are a riot ("fuck you, you lubricated horse cock!") and freaking out. I can't even put into words just how funny this guy was; he made the movie! But don't forget Addison as Toby. Addison is the British Napoleon Dynamite, that incredibly awkward guy that makes even the audience members turn red. James Gandolfini and Gina McKee round out the rest of the cast greatly, filling In The Loop with the type of sexual tension that you don't want to think about. It's like when a sex scene pops up on a DVD you're watching with your parents. Yeah, that bad.In The Loop is one of the most laugh out loud comedies I've seen in the past decade, that sadly nobody will get a chance to watch. In a world of Transformers and G.I Joe, In The Loop will sadly be ignored. But on an optimistic note, we may have found this summer's sleeper, America.
5/5 stars.