In the Loop

Peter Travers

Political satire is a bitch to pull off. Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove set the bar high in 1964. But damned if In the Loop doesn't at least nip at its skirts. Best of all, this ink-black comedy of war and how to stop worrying and love the spin is devilishly clever. The gifted British writer-director Armando Iannucci, whose BBC series The Thick of It is the spark for the film, keeps the dialogue coming fast and furiously funny.
The time is just before the invasion of Iraq. [...]

di Peter Travers, articolo completo (1726 caratteri spazi inclusi) su Rolling Stone 16 luglio 2009