Director : David O Russell
Running Time : 101 mins
Reserved small town waitress Alice Eckle (Biel) is accidentally shot in the head with a nail gun, which results in her behaviour becoming highly erratic and her becoming highly sexually charged. When she sees an unprincipled congressman, Howard Birdwell (Gyllenhaal) on television, she decides to head to Washington DC to seek his help in campaigning for the treatment of people with weird conditions they can’t afford to fix.
This comes across as if it should be a slapstick comedy, with the wacky concept and over the top acting, but its actual delivery is pretty dry and flat. What really stuck in my mind after watching this was the end credits, which play out like every other big budget comedy, with crazy outtakes, silly dancing, and upbeat music, butt he movie itself had none of the key elements you might associate with that kind of movie. Instead this is a political parody, mocking how congressman use popular bills to sneak through parliament the bills they actually care about, in this case one to get medical aid for the woman he’s screwing. This isn’t the worst movie I’ve ever seen, and the actors do their best with what little material they have, but overall this is something of a disappointment.
You’ll like this if you liked : Legally Blonde 2 : Red White & Blonde
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