Review of The Ides of March (2011) by Eric Kohn for Indiewire — 09 Sep 2011
The title suggests a dramatic Shakespearean twist, but Clooney's aims are much simpler. As he builds to a western showdown divorced from political specificity, the Manchurian-like manipulation turns Ides of March into an allegorical monster movie in which everyone's competing for the role of the monster and most people can't see it.
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This review of The Ides of March (2011) was written by Eric Kohn and published by Indiewire on 09 Sep 2011.
The Ides of March has generally received positive reviews.
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