Send in the clowns.
A Democratic political consultant helps a retired Marine colonel run for mayor in a small, conservative Wisconsin town.
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- Kamuraion TMDB · Jun 20212/10
Bad watch, won't watch again, and can't recommend. I'm not re-watching this for the review. While Steve Correll and Rose Byrne are both great actors, I can't admit to being big fans, and I'm willing to bet I find "The Campaign" entrertaining even if I did not find this so. And I didn't. Politics, especially politics that aren't yours, and fictional politics doubly so, are not entertaining. There supposed to be a serious attempt at managing how our levels of government are run. As this movie highlights, certain avenues of politics are just big gang wars, mostly financial, with everyone trying to do whatever they can to get whatever they can, whether it is ethical or not. The people that do what happens in this movie in real life either see it as a war, or a sadistic game, which is where the barest amount of entertainment appears in this movie. It's star-crossed lovers trying to hurt one another in the most complicated and costly way possible. The good story is the one they hide from you, and it's next to impossible to enjoy it with the "A" story in the way. Just don't bother unless you're a HUGE Steve Correll fan or a big political comedy movie fan.
Read the whole review on TMDB - SWITCH.on TMDB · Sep 20205/10
Despite the incredible and comedically gifted cast and filmmaker, 'Irresistible' is... well, boring. Not boring boring, just dull. It's interesting as a political commentary but as far as laughs, pacing and general storytelling go, it's pretty much a snooze. There were some good jabs at the media and a sneaky poke at Hollywood's romantic age and gender disparities, which was enjoyable for half a second. If you're able to make it to the film's conclusion without falling asleep, there is a pretty decent payoff - but was it worth the journey? Eh, depends on your love and interest level on American politics and their wacky electoral system. I was expecting great things from Stewart and his former protégé, but alas my expectations were perhaps too high and the magic did not follow. Look, there's a lot of crap out there and you could do worse, but this is just an “okay“ film. Sorry. Try again in four years. - Jess Fenton Read Jess' full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-irresistible-a-behind-the-scenes-look-into-the-broken-us-electoral-system
Read the whole review on TMDB - Louisa Moore - Screen Zealotson TMDB · Aug 20207/10
There is a group of folks who will absolutely hate “Irresistible,” the new political satire from writer / director Jon Stewart. They’ll equate it with beating a dead horse, finding it to be an aggravating exercise in what they like to term “liberal elitism.” Then there will be the politically-minded viewers in agreement with Stewart who will voraciously slurp up what is dished out on screen, shouting an internal “Amen!” as the story preaches to the choir. Neither will be completely wrong, but reactions and reviews will likely be split along political lines — or your noted tolerance for intellectual sarcasm. The politically-charged dramedy is about what happens when a small Wisconsin town becomes the main attraction at the heart of a political circus. When Washington, D.C.’s top Democrat strategist Gary (Steve Carell) is sent a video of retired Marine Colonel Jack Hastings (Chris Cooper) standing up for the rights of local undocumented workers at a town hall meeting, he begins to salivate at the possibility that he may have just discovered the potential key to winning back the red-leaning Heartland. Gary comments that Jack “looks conservative, but sounds progressive” and devises a p
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Cast
- Steve CarellGary Zimmer
- Rose ByrneFaith Brewster
- Chris CooperJack Hastings
- Brent SextonMayor Braun
- Mackenzie DavisDiana Hastings
- Topher GraceKurt
- Natasha LyonneTina
- Bill IrwinElton Chambers
- C.J. WilsonDave Vanelton
- Will SassoBig Mike
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- Jon StewartDirector
- Jon StewartScreenplay
- Bobby BukowskiDirector of Photography
- Bryce DessnerOriginal Music Composer
- Jay RabinowitzEditor
- Mike SelemonEditor
- Jon StewartProducer
- Dede GardnerProducer
- Jeremy KleinerProducer
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