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Ides of March - Movie Review
Grade: C+
Politicians are despicable and dishonest. Power corrupts. If these hackneyed truisms are not already indoctrinated enough, George Clooney’s speculated “tour de force,” falls flat by giving exposure to an idea already explored through past works. The Ides of March - directed, written, and produced by George Clooney - is a political piece that displays exceptional textbook filmmaking, but sadly plays too much by the book.
Based on the 2008 play Farragut North, Ides of March,moderately serves as an allegory to contemporary politics and the individuals assisting our society’s dignitaries. The story revolves around Stephen Meyers (Ryan Gosling), the Junior Campaign Manager for Mike Morris (George Clooney), the candidate for the Democratic primary. Stephen and his partner, Senior Campaign Manager Paul Zera (Phillip Seymour Hoffman), are attempting to lobby for Ohio which would most definitely seal Morris’s nomination. When Stephen hastily decides to meet with rival campaign manager Tom Duffy (Paul Giamiatti) and starts a steam relationship with intern Molly Stearns (Evan Rachel Wood), the film exposes the dark side of politics as well as mankind as whole.
