Review of The Special Relationship (2010) by Chelsea B — 04 Aug 2010
Intriguing political drama about the working relationship between President Clinton and British Prime Minister Tony Blair during the 90s. The rising action of the film focuses on their collaboration towards mutual foreign policy, as Clinton fights off the Lewinsky scandal and Blair flirts with intervening with the conflict in Kosovo.
These events make for some really fascinating screenwork since at least in my lifetime, it's recent history that I had at least witnessed consciously. Dennis Quaid and Hope Davis were not who I expected to play the Clintons, but they gave worthy performances, as did Sheen as Blair.
My two issues were that the Lewinsky scandal is pretty much forgotten in favor of Kosovo by the film's second half, and the soapy turn for the conflict in the Clinton-Blair friendship was a little questionable.
Things however, were tied up very nicely for the end, especially when Bush reveals that the one thing him and Blair had in common was "...we both use Colgate toothpaste!"...God bless America, indeed.
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This review of The Special Relationship (2010) was written by Chelsea B on 04 Aug 2010.
The Special Relationship has generally received positive reviews.
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