In the Loop Film Review

First time feature writer-director Armando Iannucci has created a movie that is smart, witty, razor-sharp and unapologetic. He doesnt just tackle political satire, a genre that once seemed to have become extinct with the Clinton administration; he wrestles it to the ground, puts in a half-nelson and makes it cry for its mommy, all the while, leaving the audience begging for bathroom break mercy so you can catch your breath and massage the cramp out of your stomach from laughing so hard.

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• In the Loop
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• Armando Iannucci
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• Anna Chlumsky
• Mimi Kennedy

[davidlimond]

I come from Glasgow and Armando Iannucci is my hero.

Have you checked out the UK TV series that led to this film?

It's essential viewing

can't be arsed going to get a link so just type 'the thick of it armando iannucci'

[ardiar2011]

Let me just second davidlimond's comment. You must watch 'The Thick of It'. It's right here on YouTube!

[TheConciseStatement]

That was a charming review. I love that you loved the film. I really like it (it was a bitch to see with limited screenings even in my home country, I had to trek all the way out to this really old cinema in a little village somewhere) but I don't think it's quite as strong as its source BBC sitcom 'The Thick of It'. I appreciate though, that being so involved in the inner trappings of Whitehall politics it may be a little too esoteric to export to US viewers, but I missed that extra detail.

[badhead]

and most of his other work as well. Like the day today (even though it's a bit dated now) and partridge and FNA.