This was a very intriguing political thriller. Vice President nominee, Laine Hanson, gets caught up in her own Weinergate (or should I say Vaginagate?) and her morality is questioned in a big hearing. Repubs and Dems hate on each other, yada yada yada.
I loved Jeff Bridges as the POTUS. He just had a certain gravitas and underlying fire. JB's President really loves his power, and loves to use it. As was shown when he repeatedly ordered all kinds of random food from the butler just to show people that he can, because he is the President.
From an acting standpoint, I observed JB's character as wanting...I want to say power, but he is the President of the United States. You don't get much more powerful than that. So maybe he wants assurance of that power, hence all of the food ordering. And the main point of the movie, him attempting to appoint a female VP, something that had never been done before. His power would definitely be assured if he could do something that no President in history had every done.
Jeff Bridges was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting role with this fine performance.
0 comments:
Post a Comment