An all-star cast lead this tense, intelligent drama about the cut and thrust of survival in politics. It’s the frantic last days before a heavily contested presidential primary, when an up-and-coming campaign press secretary (Gosling) finds himself involved in a power struggle that threatens his job. He’s made a mistake and been outplayed. But then he discovers a piece of information about his candidate (Clooney) that changes everything.
A marvellously stable thriller that squeezes you so expertly you react in all the ways it wants. FINANCIAL TIMES
An intelligent, consistently involving thriller with the kind of unexpected melodramatic events that crop up in all US elections. OBSERVER UK
