Miss Sloane

A brilliant conversation drama moving at such breakneck speed that will blow your mind right from the start. But even if you don’t really care about the issue of gun ownership in the US, there is another reason to watch this movie: the perfect performance of Jessica Chastain who is at her absolute best, so that the screenwriter and director don’t seem to be able to keep up with her. Her not getting an Oscar nomination for Best Actress is an insult in this case. However, as far as gun ownership is concerned, members of both camps will enjoy this movie because it’s not biased in favor of either side. It’s a pure drama full of dirty politics and lobbying with a distorted moral compass. A movie worth seeing. (12/29/2017)

Jessica Chastain is a great actress, and Miss Sloane definitely relies on that. It's her who grabs the most attention, actually in all her roles. There are other excellent actors, even some legends, but it's her who shines. It's a pity that the script, which in the end is just a fairy tale, failed to shine similarly. (03/27/2017)

Is successful Jonathan Perera just a pen name of Aaron Sorkin or not? That's the question. Rather, it is not, because such a purely Sorkin script would not have been able to make even Sorkin himself, despite all the efforts. Machine-gun reciting dialogs, constant frenetic movement, ties and suits, fancy offices, characters serve purely as bearers of convictions / attitudes, actors from the Newsroom, behind the scenes and politicking with the high politics closely connected with the profession (in this case lobbying) and so on. Yes, this is an open-minded film (in the style of The Life of David Gale and his attitude toward the death sentence), but it's not a bad thing, not at all. It is captured in a sophisticated and emotional way. In addition, at its core it is a damn successful Heist movie, which follows all the rules of the genre. And even without a robbery as such. The more experienced viewer will undoubtedly see the final move through at the beginning (which does not detract from the impressive performance), but it´s not a bad thing, because it´s characterized with such an uncompromising goal-orientation, gradation (Max Richter has a lion´s share on it, as expected), the cool visuals and acting that it can be enjoyed on more levels than just “leftist lobbying for stricter arms purchase rules and cleaner policies". (08/29/2018)

Miss Sloane has exactly what the similar Molly’s Game lacked – a more in-depth character study of the protagonist, including her private life. And Jessica’s acting performance deserves a deeper character focus! The lobbying and politics here may not appeal to everyone, but I personally find the controversial issue of guns in the US interesting (I’m for gun control) and this film offers a great insight into it. (01/23/2021)

One of those films I have nothing negative to say about. Jessica Chastain may not be one of my favorite actresses, but she was simply fantastic. I've never seen such a great mixture of indifference, cynicism, and intrigue. I didn’t just enjoy it, I downright reveled in it. A great experience for me and I will definitely watch it again. (06/11/2017)