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In the Loop review by Family man
Ruined by obcenities
(3) of (7) members found this review helpful.
The opening barrage of endless obcenities really set the tone for this film, which could have been so much better. I stuck with it but, when the 'c' word was added to the mix, I lost all hope. Beware, if like me, you think that gratuitous foul language has no place in a family home, avoid this film. How the 'mighty' BBC have fallen and to think that they banned pirate radio!
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In the Loop review by DartmoorChilli
Love it or hate it.
(3) of (3) members found this review helpful.
My parents said "rent this film, its brilliant"... so I did and I hated it.
Some of the humour was ok but I found it pretty tedious (swearing, swearing and more swearing) and ended up giving up on it after 40 minutes and doing something more useful.
Its one of those films where you will love it or hate it. Personally I thought it was dreadful.
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In the Loop review by Tim from London
Funny - but not as funny as it thinks it is
(1) of (1) members found this review helpful.
A great script and some wonderful lines. It is cetainly worth watching for the Alastair Campbell character alone. The big weakness is that unfortunately he is overused and consequently the other characters feel underdeveloped and one dimentional. The jokes fly think and fast - sometimes they hit but occasionally they miss (the line about driving a person to assisted euthanasia for instance was poorly judged in light of the Dr David Kelly affair).
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Recent Reviews of In the Loop by our members
In the Loop review by ML
Awful
(0) of (0) members found this review helpful.
Can't believe I rented this: a loud sweaty bloke is wearing to say the least and he seemed to be the central theme to the film. Difficult to make head nor tail or characters I didn't really care about and if there was a storyline I didn't notice it....
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In the Loop review by Jawbreaker
Politics Can Be Fun
(1) of (6) members found this review helpful.
One of the best comedies I've seen in several years, never mind from the political spectrum. It seems the UK government is held in shape by the spin doctor team - nothing can be said without their approval. So when one lowly minister offers the US administration the opportunity to validate their war plans, all hell breaks loose. Tom Hollander is sensational as the surely psychotic spin chief who seems to run a department of demented Scotsmen. His sidekick is perhaps even more demented! Outstanding piece of entertainment with so many great one liners.
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