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watch the tv show "the thick of it" not this mediocre offering

Instead of inspiring geniuses, Iraq war backlash has only resulted in snarky self-righteousness that -- from Charlie Wilson's War and now British import In the Loop -- has demonstrated the low ebb of modern comedy.

This might have been quite funny, if it wasn't so believable.

"Armando Iannucci's debut feature In The Loop carries on the staggering comedic traditions of its source material, his critically embraced BBC series The Thick of It, hardly ever missing a step." - Adam Keleman

'Snatch' set in a political forum directed by someone less hyper the Guy Ritchie. I was entertained.

Funny and fast paced comedy... Loved all the movie references and Malcolm was the lubricated horse cock frosting on the good old fuck cake... Makes me wanna go in to politics ;-)

Great script with hilarious dialogue. I think one character curses more than the entire cast of Goodfellas combined.

Pretty accurate.

84.750

An admirable effort for (I believe) first time film-maker, Armando Ianucci. This biting political satire is both laugh-out-loud funny and quite powerful in its simulacrum to the events leading up to the war in Iraq. However, it is deliberately vague in some areas of the plot, such that the story can remain timeless. Hilarious characters, superb acting, very well-written. See it now!

Like watching The Office and Yes, Minister having angry drunken sex. Hilarious dialogue and some really well-played/ well-written characters make up for the somewhat toothless (albeit well-meaning) satire...

A caustic satire of 21st-century politics on both sides of the Atlantic, In The Loop is frantic, complex and never condescends to its audience. As either a late-Bush-era Dr. Strangelove or a spin-centric Yes Minister, the film smartly focuses on the drab offices and lukewarm parties that are the real corridors of power. Worth it for Peter Capaldi's brilliantly vulgar, almost Shakespearean performance in the role of the abrasive political mastermind Malcolm Tucker.

DNF

Solid but not as good as "In the thick of it".

The best comedy I've seen since Wag the Dog and like Wag the Dog it's a biting and timeless political comedy that is as smart as it is funny.

There is absolutely no doubt that is hilarious and satirical virtually all of the way through with great acting and dialogue as many people have already said, but the blaring flaw in this film for me is the weird pacing and that a plot isn't even fully established until almost half way through the movie.

This is one funny movie. It had me bursting out laughing a lot. Great inventive use of swearing, superb cast, loved the style, just a joy to watch. 'Dr. Strangelove' mixed with brilliant British humor, this film couldn't take a step wrong with me if it tried.

Political satire at it's fuckity best.. Great dialog, a fast paced script and good performances make for one of the finer movies in recent years

The Office in Parliament. Razor sharp jokes and astonishing insults.

Really funny.