IDES OF MARCH (Oct 7, 2011)

Starring:  Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Paul Giamatti, and Philip Seymour Hoffman

Director: George Clooney

Rated: R  -  Runtime: 101 min
Genre: Drama

Hey, didn’t I tell you Ryan Gosling had the potential to be a great actor?  Yep, this is a far cry from how we saw him in “Drive”.

The portrayals of the characters by Gosling, Giamatti, and Hoffman were excellent. 

I did however, see areas in Clooney’s part that didn’t seem to match up with the intense situations.  In my estimation Clooney’s part was much too subdued.

Gosling (Stephen Myers), plays the part of the young, energetic, dynamic aide, Hoffman (Paul Zara), Stephen’s somewhat pompous superior, Clooney (Gov. Mike Morris), the Governor headed for greatness in the upcoming election, and their nemesis Giamatti (Tom Duffy), the oppositions campaign chief. 

The story opens with the Ohio Primaries to see who can win the the necessary votes in the mid-west to continue on.  From there, the story escalates  to deception, lies, cover-ups, firing’s and hiring’s of internal staff etc.  

And of course, what piece of political history wouldn’t be without it’s dirty laundry and we have it here as well.  Almost makes me think of the Bill and Hillary regime, how about you?

Watch for it, it's a great one liner !!! “You broke the one law you can’t, you can lie, you can cheat, you can steal, but you can’t fuck the interns” 

Great movie, good writing, and excellent casting, overall, a great flick!  “Go See This One”

I Rate it:  4 mugs of Guinness!

If this movie doesn’t get the Oscar nod who’s gonna be the scapegoat?  Hmm; let’s look.
Producer: George Clooney
Director: George Clooney
Co-Writer/Screenplay: George Clooney
Actor: George Clooney
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