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Miss Sloane

2016

John Madden

Jessica Chastain, Mark Strong, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Alison Pill ...

7.0

13,332

Drama Elizabeth Sloane (Jessica Chastain) is a ruthless and successful political lobbyist notorious for her unparalleled talent and her desire to win at all costs. As she exposes D.C. lobbyists on both sides of the gun control debate, a new legislation requiring more stringent background checks for gun ownership is created, and she is pitted against the formidable power of her political opponents. Using her skills, she jeopardizes those ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"A talky, tense political thriller, full of verbal sparring and fiery monologues (...) a cross between 'Michael Clayton' and 'All the President’s Men'"	POS
United States	Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"A minor classic of the genre (...) If screenwriter Jonny Perera isn’t a fan of Aaron Sorkin, I’d be shocked (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Brian Truitt USA Today	"Intelligent, timely and twisty (...) Miss Sloane introduces an antiheroine feared by both Republicans and Democrats (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"Smart and solid, with a smashing Chastain (...) Madden, who worked with Chastain on The Debt six years ago, maintains a rigorous grip on the narrative and characterizations"	POS
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"A David and Goliath story that moves with the bitter energy of Aaron Sorkin (but lacks his sharpness or righteous moral anger) and the savageness of Sun Tzu (but lacks his logic or clarity of thought)"	POS
United Kingdom	Tim Grierson Screendaily	"A shallow but lively thriller which becomes undermined by its makers’ misplaced belief in the profundity of their topical tale"	NEU
United Kingdom	Cath Clarke Time Out	"Chastain is a wonder. Her character could give Cersei Lannister in Game of Thrones lessons in cunning and wreaking vengeance (...) All of which helps you overlook some plot implausiblities (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United Kingdom	Nigel M. Smith The Guardian	"What was first a lean thriller morphs into twist-filled jumble (...) Chastain single-handedly prevents it all from veering off the rails by dominating Miss Sloane with her forceful presence (...) Rating: ★★ (out of five)"	NEU

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