In the Loop, 2009

Monty Python on Steroids. Funny, quick, cerebral, British Humor. Caustic over the top cynical hard look at politics of going to war in the Middle East. This is one of the sharpest and funniest movies since Dr. Stragelove. If you love fantastic dialogue you will love this movie. This is a movie that will keep your interest from the first frame to the very last. this is a 5.0 STAR Movie., IMHO.

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I'm amazed at the number of poor member reviews here. I thought this was the best comedy of 2009, maybe the best movie period, and I laughed myself silly watching it. It's a fiercely smart political satire of Brit-Yank relations that obviously mirrors the runup to the Iraq War. It's kind of like "Wag the Dog" only much faster paced and.. well, you know.. good. The big joke here is that in all the back room dealing, no one does the right thing - hawks or doves - they just spend all their energy trying to cover their own butts. It makes some salient points about the governments on both sides of the pond being absurdly dysfunctional, and that war is treated more as a career move by the players than anything else. But in service of that theme (which sounds kind of high-brow) are a rapid fire string of insults, ruthless back stabbing and some jaw droppingly creative uses of profanity. (Ex. A British aide speaking about Washington: "You know they're all kids in Washington? It's like Bugsy Malone, but with real guns." That's one of the few PRINTABLE examples.) It's hilarious but I should probably be careful in recommending it. If naughty words make your cheeks flush, you better skip this. There are a LOT of dirty words and it revels in the scatalogical. I laughed, you may not. Then you'll write a review decrying the bawdy language that only 2 out of 37 people will find helpful. Let's avoid all that, eh? If you like British humor, George Carlin or maybe even "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" I think you'll like it. But what the hell do I know? Everyone seems to be giving it one star. (Note: I watched this with the subtitles on. The accents can get a little thick and I didn't want to miss a word. Especially the witty stuff about a lubricated horse co... um.. well.. nevermind.)

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A very funny and powerful satire of government bureaucracy, "IN THE LOOP" combines sharp characters and witty dialog for a different, and pleasant, viewing experience. The action centers on the build-up, in Great Britain and the U.S., to the Iraq war. The characters are all bureaucrats and spin artists more concerned with their careers and images than national life and death issues, and their overweening vanity is all too real. There's a lot of foul (but amazingly expressive!) language and fast-moving conversations -- use the subtitles, because you won't want to miss a single put-down, humiliation, or self-serving word. Recommended. The DVD contains a trailer and a second, very short extra that really constitutes another trailer.

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