Watched a couple of movies this May bank holiday weekend; 'State of Play' on Sunday night, and 'In The Loop' tonight.
Interestingly, watching these two back-to-back flicks highlighted something I'd forgotten a while; the fine line separating fun from something else that isn't.
'State of Play', a tough Washington political thriller really is a ride through the fact/fiction of what can happen when big business meets politics. Sounds heavy I know, yet this really is a brilliant, fun couple of hours.
'In The Loop', is on the face of it another political satire/comedy. Yet this one was so close to reality (run-up to Iraqi war, weapons of mass destruction, blah, blah, blah) that the over-the-top acting proved anything but funny. I found it just plain nasty. We all have an idea how politics can be a dirty business, though did I really need to see it for 2 hours dressed up as entertainment? No.
About Me
- Mike Blissett
- London, United Kingdom
- I'm a Business Communications Coach, which means I work with people and companies to evolve better strategies for success. I'm also a trainer with The Coaching Academy, the worlds largest coach training organisation, a Trainer and Master Practitioner of NLP, and Clinical & Sport Hypnotherapist. I also enjoy delivering keynote speeches, and in 2009 took a stand-up comedy course, which somehow has lead on to me doing the odd (and some might say very odd) stand-up gig!
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