The satire revolves around the buildup
to war in Iraq in 2003. The U.S. President and U.K. Prime Minister have put in
motion the steps towards declaring war, but not everyone is convinced that it
is a good idea so they order their underlings to fabricate evidence to justify
intervention. British Secretary of State for International Development Simon
Foster (who is a bit of a dope) mistakenly backs military action in a TV
interview and is suddenly thrust into the middle of the debate for war – a place
he should never be.
Writer-director Armando Iannucci
is the perfect fit for a political satire such as this, coming from I’m Alan Partridge. He has
since created the fantastic political comedy series Veep. On In the Loop, he worked
with composer Adem Ilhan, cinematographer
Jamie Cairney, and production
designer Cristina Casali.
The ensemble cast features Tom Hollander (who
plays Simon Foster), Peter
Capaldi (who is amazing in the film), Gina McKee, Chris Addison, Zach Woods, Mimi Kennedy, Anna Chlumsky, David Rasche, James Gandolfini, and Steve Coogan.
In the Loop is one of the most hysterical
political satires in recent memory. It also does a great job shedding light on
the complete catastrophe that actually was the intelligence used by the allied
governments in convincing their peoples that war was necessary (something we
have all come to realize was fabricated nonsense), though probably somewhat exaggerated
for comedic effect (as this is after all fiction – while the reality is
shameful and sad). For fans of political satire, there is not much better than
this (especially from a writing perspective).
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