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Movie Overview
Cast
Peter Capaldi
Tom Hollander
Gina McKee
Director
Armando Iannucci
MPAA Rating
Not Rated
Video/DVD Releases
Jan 12, 2010 (DVD)
In the Loop (2009)
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OFCS Rating: 96% Fresh
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4/5
"Line after line proves infinitely quotable... suggesting cult status as well as critical acclaim beckons."
Eye for Film
Amber Wilkinson
"Showing how politicians, in all their petty ambition and narrow self-interest, can be every bit as dangerous as Weapons of Mass Destruction, this is
Dr Strangelove
for the post-9/11 era."
musicOMH.com
Anton Bitel
4/5
"Uproarious, bitter, and ever so slightly twisted,
In the Loop
revives our hope in art infiltrating and exposing the hypocrisies of life."
PopMatters
Bill Gibron
A-
"An acidic force of nature, confident with brutal exchanges of opinion, yet retains a cutting satirical curve that buttresses the film's undeniable pull toward outright silliness."
BrianOrndorf.com
Brian Orndorf
8/10
"One of the funniest and most quotable films likely to hit cinemas this year."
DVDTown.com
Christopher Long
A
"...the funniest and smartest political comedy to come along in ages"
ColeSmithey.com
Cole Smithey
85/100
"Vicious. Unrelenting. Brilliant. See it!"
Cinemania
Dan Jardine
5/5
"Whereas several recent films like the pompous 'Lions for Lambs' presented the current war in a didactically solemn tone, Iannucci has more to say by simply playing the crisis for laughs."
eFilmCritic.com
Dan Lybarger
B
"A clever work of realistic fiction."
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
A
"The sharpest, funniest political satire in years."
EricDSnider.com
Eric D. Snider
3.5/4
"Can you remember the last time you saw a topical political satire with rapid-fire obscenity (morally and literally) and character exchanges that would rival the best of the screwball era?"
eFilmCritic.com
Erik Childress
B-
"Waspish political satire is rare enough today that even a middling specimen is welcome."
One Guy's Opinion
Frank Swietek
67/100
"A biting political satire that tackles rising anti-war sentiments around the globe."
Film and Felt
Gabe Leibowitz
"Anglo and American comic actors are meeting somewhere in the middle, finally catching up with their country's politicians who have been collaborating, troublesomely, for years."
The L Magazine
Henry Stewart
A-
""Thick of It" veteran Peter Capaldi has the long-limbed, flapjack body language of John Cleese and dizzying delivery. His is a great comic performance..."
Reeling Reviews
Laura Clifford
8/10
"The plot of this film is impenetrable but the dialog is hilarious and comes a staccato pace. This is a comedy of political backbiting, in-fighting, and out-fighting."
rec.arts.movies.reviews
Mark R. Leeper
"It's as if Jane Austen and Monty Python collaborated on an episode of
The West Wing
..."
Flick Filosopher
MaryAnn Johanson
A-
"A razor-sharp farce that imparts insights from all directions."
Lessons of Darkness
Nick Schager
"One of the funniest films of the year and the most incisive piece of cinematic political satire to come along since Joe Dante's "Homecoming.""
eFilmCritic.com
Peter Sobczynski
4.5/5
"It's a stroke of genius to play a tense political thriller as if it's a raucous satire. Slicing straight through any over-seriousness, this film keeps us laughing loudly as it tells a story that's probably far truer than we'd like to believe."
Shadows on the Wall
Rich Cline
B+
"keeps the story and humor moving at a breakneck pace that never bores and always amuses"
Reeling Reviews
Robin Clifford
8/10
"The worse politics gets for the constituency the better it gets for the comedians. A political roast of unprecedented accuracy and intensity and a comedic dream."
Monsters and Critics
Ron Wilkinson
9/10
"...gives equal time to our brethren across the Atlantic who are no less status-obsessed and have much more impressive collections of expletives..."
Playback:stl
Sarah Boslaugh
"... a simultaneously hilariously and terrifyingly convincing model of how modern statesmanship must work."
Seanax.com
Sean Axmaker
3/4
"One of the year's most intelligent (scripts), unifying political intrigue and backroom muckraking with stinging, pop-culture putdowns."
Charlotte Weekly
Sean O'Connell
6/10
"While the cynical concept is amusing, the actors' accents are often so undecipherable that much of the dialogue emerges as unintelligible unless you're attuned to Brit-speak - and profanity reigns."
SSG Syndicate
Susan Granger
10/10
"As fine and hilarious a political comedy as any we've had in a generation."
Antagony & Ecstasy
Tim Brayton
"Click here to see review"
Wolf Entertainment Guide
William Wolf
"Trailer and preview"
Movies for the Masses
Joseph Proimakis
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