I was in politics for 17 years. Worked at the local, state, and federal levels, as an elected official, appointed official, staff, and bureaucrat. In my opinion, this movie is a fair and accurate portrayal of the game. It is not Liberal agenda, nor is it Conservative agenda....it is the reality of politics. And politics is an, at times, vicious chess match which determines how people are going to live. Philip Seymour Hoffman very accurately portrays a Chief of Staff and the conversations that take place are close to reality. The writer got this movie correct. If a person wants to know what the game is really like at election time, they need to watch this movie.
Review of The Ides of March
