2009 · comedy · drama · politics
In the Loop (re-pass)
Directed by Armando Iannucci1h 46m2009
The US President and the UK Prime Minister are planning on launching a war in the Middle East, but—behind the scenes—government officials and advisers are either promoting the war or are trying to prevent it.
Our read: In the Loop (re-pass) (2009) reads as a neutral, kinetic, grounded comedy · drama · politics entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Neutral, kinetic, measured comedy / drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- brisk
- bleak
- cold
- funny
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