Review of Miss Sloane (2016) by Ian G — 07 Feb 2017

A little seen release into the Oscar race in 2016, Miss Sloane is as expected a very taut expose on the government lobby industry, circling around Jessica Chastain's lobbyist as she is attempted to be brought over by her bosses to acquire the Gun lobby to their firm.

After meeting another contact in Mark Strong not long after, she jumps to the other side to help eliminate the gun lobbyist position and put together controls on the industry out of her heightened sense to get the rush and need to win.

Chastain is commanding and powerful here holding her own against the represented machine of Washington but at the same time able to fully portray the flaws in her character, her inability to connect on a regular level with anyone outside of seeing people as tools for her gain, some substance abuse to keep her going and her insomnia.

A strong return also for John Madden whose biggest successes of late have been the Exotic Marigold series which are more froth that anything so good to see him getting back into the intense dramas. Well worth tracking down :).