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Oct 29, 2015 · Written by Peter Straughan, and according to its credits “inspired” by the 2005 documentary film of the same name, “Our Brand is Crisis” uneasily mixes the star vehicle with the screwball-political-comedy/satire with the (half-heartedly, in the end) impassioned call to social consciousness arms.
Riveting and enraging, Our Brand Is Crisis peers behind the curtain of modern political campaigning and reveals a story that should be seen by citizens of all persuasions. Read Critics...
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Oct 30, 2015 · 36% Tomatometer 173 Reviews 34% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings Failing badly in the polls, a Bolivian presidential candidate enlists the services of an American management team for help. The main...
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- David Gordon Green
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By Max Nicholson
Updated: Nov 24, 2018 7:03 pm
Posted: Oct 29, 2015 10:06 pm
Based on the 2005 documentary of the same name, the political dramedy Our Brand is Crisis is a fictional account about a retired American campaign strategist, "Calamity" Jane Bodine (Sandra Bullock), who is hired by an unpopular Bolivian presidential candidate, Pedro Gallo (Joaquim de Almeida), to reinvigorate his campaign and help him win the fast-approaching election.
When the film opens, Jane is in full-on hermit mode. Following a crushing defeat several years earlier, she decided to go clean and sober, move out to the mountains and throw pottery. When she's first approached about a new campaign, Jane initially declines. It's only after she hears her old rival Pat Candy (Billy Bob Thornton) is grooming the opposing candidate that Jane agrees to help rebrand the surly and unlikable Gallo.
When it comes to political satire like this, timing is everything, and the truth is, Our Brand is Crisis couldn't have come at a better time. While the film is set almost entirely in Bolivia, one can't help but think of America's own current presidential election and the countless orchestrated tactics the candidates use to shake up the polls -- especially now that the debates are in full force.
Our Brand is Crisis may be director David Gordon Green's most sterile picture yet, but it's redeemed somewhat by Sandra Bullock's lead performance, as well as a talented ensemble cast. The Bolivian setting makes for a unique locale in a campaign run chiefly by Americans, but the end result doesn't have quite the oomph, comedically or dramatically, ...
- Max Nicholson
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Oct 30, 2015 · Our Brand is Crisis stumbles in turning the 2002 Bolivian presidential election into a cohesive dramedy but the film is packed with memorable humor - especially Green's version of a mountainside car chase.
- Ben Kendrick
Sep 12, 2015 · Turning material covered in Rachel Boynton’s documentary into fiction, Our Brand Is Crisis finds retired American political strategist Jane Bodine (Bullock) being coaxed into signing up for...
Purporting to expose the role of American public-relations companies in foreign political campaigns, Our Brand Is Crisis is never more than a dull and confused film about Bolivia's 2003...
