In The Loop Blu-ray Review
He's shocked so many Yanks haven't even seen this film yet.
Those two stars are purely for the half-hour of deleted scenes. The only other thing even worth mentioning is a 3-minute BS behind-the-scenes featurette that aired on IFC. Ok, there’s a trailer and TV spot too. That’s it. I really thought I had gotten a “rental” version of the Blu-ray, but upon double-checking on the internet, there is indeed no commentary or substantial extra features other than the deleted scenes. But the scenes that were left on the cutting floor are so good that they deserve some recognition.
There is effectively no difference between the quality and entertainment value of the actual film and the deleted scenes; I have to believe these scenes were cut out only to keep the running time down. They are just as quotable, and I might have laughed even more per minute, as they are presented in such rapid-fire, random sequence that it feels like a particularly humorous and clever episode of Robot Chicken.
BIAS:
As I mentioned in the beginning of the review, The Thick of It is the British TV series that spawned In The Loop. I haven’t seen it, so I can’t speak on how it would affect my enjoyment of the film. Perhaps a Brit who is a huge fan of the series would think the film too long compared to an television episode. I’m just guessing here.
I think the film is obviously anti-war, but I don’t think it’s particularly sanctimonious about it. It has Gandolfini’s character of the “retired” General make a few comments about war and soldiers, and Rasche’s performance as the hawkish Assistant Sec. of State is perfectly smug. Perhaps the film is only against going to war with faulty intelligence. So even if you think the Iraq War is the best thing ever, you’ll still enjoy this film.
Basically, in order to NOT enjoy this film, you need to not have a grasp of the English language.
I really did not see many comedies this past year outside of The Hangover, and In The Loop blew that somewhat overrated movie out of the water. I cannot speak for the rest of the comedy crop, but I can’t imagine any of them topped the pure brilliance of this script.
Verdict:
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