The Worst Film Ever

Don't listen to the negative reviews

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

This is supposed to be a spin-off of the 'thick of it'. It isn't. Don't get me wrong, I love the thick of it, it's one of my favourite comedies. But this just, well, sucked. This is for a number of reasons 1. They changed the names of most of the characters Most of us who watched the Thick of it recognised people such as James Smith as Glenn or Chris Addison as Olly, not 'Michael' and 'Tobey' 2. The plot was terrible The entire story took a way too 'action film-like' tone, and doesn't even take place in DoSAC for God's sake! I also don't see involving the entire 'Anglo-American' side to it was particularly good either. I see that Iannuci is trying to make a link between his two political satires -The thick of it and 'Veep'. But it just didn't work 3. It focused to much on the American side of things Don't get me wrong, I don't hate America the way I seem to, but if this is a supposed spin-of of 'The thick of it', then surely it would've focused on the British rather than the American perspective 4. there are certain plot holes Little things such as the fact that Emma is shown as being in a relationship with Tobey, despite being in a relationship (if you can call it that) with Olly at this point in the 'Thick of it', and the way that Malcolm Tucker is shown to try and get the UN assembly to vote in favour of war - this doesn't seem a very Malcolm Tucker thing to do. he usually wants to do the least controversial, non-mess up decision

'In the Loop' seems to have generally gone down well with audiences, despite the sarcastic style of comedy being something you either find funny or you don't. Personally I love British satire, 'Four Lions' is easily one of my favourite comedy movies and those who enjoyed that will love this one too.Those who are easily offended by swearing might want to avoid 'In the Loop' though. It features a permanently angry foul-mouthed Scot who is incapable of going a sentence without using the F word. If you can see past that, then there are plenty of laughs to be had here as the jokes come thick and fast.'In the Loop' is my type of comedy film and one I will remember for its brutally funny jokes, one liners and ridiculous characters. A brilliantly witty political satire, definitely recommended for those who enjoy this style of comedy.

Of course this is a parody on Blair and the lies that started the second Iraq war. But don't believe the 'clever' or 'fun' reviews.In the loop doesn't contain two jokes. The so called 'fun' is in people bullying, shouting at and demeaning other people. It is the same kind of fun you get at a bullfight or cockfight. No character is explained. You have to believe that either everybody is very stupid and/or cowardly or an utter bully. Nobody is normal or has morals (maybe there's one exception. If you don't like this review please go f*ck your self. And if you don't like my language, definitely don't watch this movie (or go and watch and you'll see why.

Although not as emphatic and cynical in its style, In the Loop does in many ways resemble Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece Dr. Strangelove, as its creator Armando Iannucci manages to produce a refreshingly intelligent comedy, that explores the behaviour of American and British political bureaucrats during the Iraq war era, in a witty and often hilarious manner. While Iannucci's trademark mockumentary style of filming adds to the idea of authenticity of the events depicted, the film's outstanding feature is undoubtedly the terrific writing that is based on a very colorful language and presents the audience with great dialogue, as one is exposed to an abundance of sidesplitting one-liners. The film sadly losses some of its momentum towards the end, and the pace eventually begins to undermine the clever writing, yet In the Loop deserves to be recognized as one of the sharpest political satires made in recent years.