I was keen on watching this because I read a magazine review which mentioned the West Wing, one of my absolute favourite shows. The movie has the political credibility nailed but is not in the same league as Aaron Sorkin's slick drama. I was interested enough to keep watching because I wanted to know what happens, but I was rather puzzled by the inconclusive ending. George Clooney's politician running for presidential nomination is believable, and Ryan Gosling as his aide appears to be a moral person who maybe becomes corrupted, but the story involving the intern Molly was not completely clear to me. There were too many questions unanswered. It presents a believable view of the dirty tricks in political campaigns, but there was a lot of swearing and the dark side was winning. It is not the West Wing in any way, it's a political drama and a fairly confusing one at that.
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