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Our Brand Is Crisis is a 2015 American comedy-drama film directed by David Gordon Green and written by Peter Straughan, based on the 2005 documentary film of the same name by Rachel Boynton. The film gives a fictionalized account of the involvement of American political campaign strategists Greenberg Carville Shrum (GCS) in the 2002 Bolivian ...
With Sandra Bullock, Billy Bob Thornton, Anthony Mackie, Joaquim de Almeida. A battle-hardened American political consultant is sent to help re-elect a controversial president in Bolivia, where she must compete with a long-term rival working for another candidate.
- (23K)
- Comedy, Drama
- David Gordon Green
- 2015-10-30
Washed-up political strategist Jane Bodine is hired by a political consultancy to help their client, Senator Castillo, win the Bolivian general election. Bodine used to be the best in the game, but an unfortunate series of events during a campaign destroyed her reputation and confidence.
Sandra Bullock and Billy Bob Thornton star in OUR BRAND IS CRISIS, in theaters October 30th.http://ourbrandiscrisismovie.comhttp://facebook.com/OurBrandIsCri...
- 3 min
- 4.7M
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Sandra Bullock spearheads a diverting political campaign through Bolivia.
- Verdict
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
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....
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