If there is an actor who is at the top of him game at the moment it is Ryan Gosling and he serves up another stunning performance in political drama The Ides Of March .
Gosling plays Stephen Meyes, the brains behind the presidential candidate Mike Morris (George Clooney). He's a relative newcomer to the cut throat world of politics.
This is seen pretty early when we meet the campaign managers for the two democratic candidates - Paul Zara (Phillip Seymour Hoffman) and Tom Duffy (Paul Giamatti) - who are both more than experienced at playing the game.
Both know Meyers is good but they are also aware he's a bit wet behind the ears and make use of reporter Ida Horowicz (Marisa Tomei) to prove the point.
It's a bit of who is playing who as each tries to outmaneuver each other.
The pressure is well and truly put on Meyers when he discovers a scandal involving intern Molly (Evan Rachel Wood) that could easily end the campaign for Morris.
Gosling really stands out here and that's a bit of a call considering the company he is in - Giamatti and Hoffman are outstanding actors - and coupled with his performances in Drive and Lars And The Real Girl a couple of years back he's a star well and truly on the rise.
(I also have to confess to a bit of a man crush here too!!)
As far as the overall film goes there are probably better political dramas or thrillers out there but The Ides Of March is well worth a look. There are a few, I wouldn't call them twists, interesting turns and you have to wonder if there really are any winners.
I enjoyed it, and with such a great cast it would be disappointing if I didn't. 8 out of 10 and I'd expect there has to be an Oscar nomination for Gosling coming up pretty soon.
Gosling plays Stephen Meyes, the brains behind the presidential candidate Mike Morris (George Clooney). He's a relative newcomer to the cut throat world of politics.
This is seen pretty early when we meet the campaign managers for the two democratic candidates - Paul Zara (Phillip Seymour Hoffman) and Tom Duffy (Paul Giamatti) - who are both more than experienced at playing the game.
Both know Meyers is good but they are also aware he's a bit wet behind the ears and make use of reporter Ida Horowicz (Marisa Tomei) to prove the point.
It's a bit of who is playing who as each tries to outmaneuver each other.
The pressure is well and truly put on Meyers when he discovers a scandal involving intern Molly (Evan Rachel Wood) that could easily end the campaign for Morris.
Gosling really stands out here and that's a bit of a call considering the company he is in - Giamatti and Hoffman are outstanding actors - and coupled with his performances in Drive and Lars And The Real Girl a couple of years back he's a star well and truly on the rise.
(I also have to confess to a bit of a man crush here too!!)
As far as the overall film goes there are probably better political dramas or thrillers out there but The Ides Of March is well worth a look. There are a few, I wouldn't call them twists, interesting turns and you have to wonder if there really are any winners.
I enjoyed it, and with such a great cast it would be disappointing if I didn't. 8 out of 10 and I'd expect there has to be an Oscar nomination for Gosling coming up pretty soon.
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