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Ides of March in Entertains in October
This week's movie, The Ides of March, is a political thriller along the lines of the Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky saga.
George Clooney directs the film and plays Democratic presidential candidate Mike Morris, while Ryan Gosling has the spotlight as media strategist Stephen Myers.
Also contributing to the strong acting are Philip Seymour Hoffman as Morrisβ campaign manager, Paul Giamatti as the oppositionβs campaign manager, Marisa Tomei as aΒ New York TimesΒ reporter and Evan Rachel Wood as the intern with a secret.
The flick-o-meter givesΒ The Ides of MarchΒ a solid four out of five. The film has nothing new to say about but is enjoyable.
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