CineVegas 2009 Preview: ‘In The Loop’

CineVegas 2009 is right around the corner (next week to be precise), and We Are Movie Geeks are going to be there in full force. Throughout the festival, which runs from June 10th through the 15th, we are going to be bringing you all the coverage you need including reviews, interviews, party breakdowns, and red carpet premiere coverage.

This week, we are going to break down some of the more anticipated films of the fest. One of the early film’s to screen at CineVegas is from the UK called ‘In the Loop.’ It’s a satirical political comedy about the events and dialogue leading up to war, with the unpredictable flair of ‘The Office’.

Here is the film’s official synopsis:

If Armando Iannucci’s political farce about the road to war through the corridors of power weren’t so funny, it would be utterly terrifying. When a British cabinet minister, Simon Foster, comments publicly that he thinks war is “unforeseeable,” the result is an immediate bollocking from Malcolm Tucker, the prime minister’s testy bulldog pushing for war. Unable to clarify his position, Simon is sent to Washington, where, trying desperately to be important, he meets Karen Clark, a U.S. State Department official, and General Miller, who see him as a transatlantic partner in building a consensus against war. They search for a secret war committee, led by Karen’s hawkish colleague, Linton Barwick. And as farce demands, all parties eventually converge for a climactic shuffle between rooms, in this case at the United Nations. Wickedly sardonic and filled with secrets, lies, leaks, plugs, and faulty intelligence and walls, IN THE LOOP leads us behind closed doors to reveal bungling bureaucrats entangled in petty rivalries, obsequious aides jockeying for favor, and the Keystone Cops of government, including a minister who hopes there’s no war because it’s bad enough coping with the Olympics.

The movie looks to be both a revealing and terrifying interpretation of the behind-the-scenes goings on leading to war as well as a comedic farce that will have us laughing out loud while trembling on the inside. One thing for sure, I can already picture James Gandolfini as a General… good times!

‘In the Loop’ will screen on Thursday, June 11 at 11:30 am.