Originally posted @ 12:45 am, Thu 30th Apr 2009
Having seen the "In the Thick of It" specials this week and last, I was so expecting to enjoy the film "In the Loop".
My judgement hadn't been affected by meeting Alastair Campbell the previous evening, or by the questions Alastair had been asked about the Malcolm Tucker character. It is possible to draw the distinction and not treat Malcom as a portrayal of Alastair.
It was slightly strange to see some of the actors in the series play the same roles, and others completely different ones. And I perhaps didn't know enough about American politcis or understand the role that their committees / conferences appeared to have.
But I think the main problem was that the British Cabinet Minister was given no credibility at all; there just wasn't one instance whereby you could believe in him because of his actions, yet his torment was the spine of plot. And the finale gave a stronger emphasis to the content of policy when the series had managed much more to stay on the level of process.
Still some great scenes, the most memorable of which for me was the destruction of the fax / printer, stamped on by foot. Picture that, Winston.
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