In the Loop

The British comedy takes a biting look at the manipulation of arguments to justify a U.S. invasion.

Despite a pedigree like so many British prestige projects -- award-winning actors and writers, topical subject matter, BBC roots -- "In the Loop" is no precious show dog. It's a snarling, frothing little beastie straining at its leash. In fact, when someone in the film uses the word "purview," signature character Malcolm Tucker, the prime minister's communications chief, launches into one of his trademark expletive-laced tirades: "Where do you think you are, in some sort of regency . . . costume drama? This is a government department, not a . [...]

di Michael Ordoña, articolo completo (2420 caratteri spazi inclusi) su The Los Angeles Times 24 luglio 2009