“In the Loop” is a political satire that moves from the realm of hysterically funny in its absurdity to unsettling and disturbing, considering that the “absurd” may be more true to life than one would like to believe.
Set on both sides of the Atlantic in the political centers of London and Washington, D.C., the comedy-drama kicks off when an earnest and awkward British government minister (Tom Hollander) makes a speaking blunder during a TV interview. The slight slip of the tongue accidentally lends credibility to the U.S. war in the Middle East that the leaders of both counties are in favor of.
He becomes the toast of the town among the hawks inside the Beltway, where he travels with his contentious communications chief (Peter Capaldi) on the eve of a vote to engage in the war. The two find themselves involved with a U.S. general (James Gandolfini) and assistant secretary for diplomacy (Mimi Kennedy) who are trying to infiltrate the clandestine war committee amidst power struggles, a sexual tryst, and scathing witty dialogue.
Set on both sides of the Atlantic in the political centers of London and Washington, D.C., the comedy-drama kicks off when an earnest and awkward British government minister (Tom Hollander) makes a speaking blunder during a TV interview. The slight slip of the tongue accidentally lends credibility to the U.S. war in the Middle East that the leaders of both counties are in favor of.
He becomes the toast of the town among the hawks inside the Beltway, where he travels with his contentious communications chief (Peter Capaldi) on the eve of a vote to engage in the war. The two find themselves involved with a U.S. general (James Gandolfini) and assistant secretary for diplomacy (Mimi Kennedy) who are trying to infiltrate the clandestine war committee amidst power struggles, a sexual tryst, and scathing witty dialogue.
