Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Rob Lowe | ... | Paul Turner | |
Julie Bowen | ... | Peaches O'Dell | |
Saffron Burrows | ... | Sophia | |
Jamie Chung | ... | Kerstin Rhee | |
David Harbour | ... | Stephen Green | |
Eric McCormack | ... | Larry Becker | |
Jennifer Morrison | ... | Angela Anderson | |
Carrie-Anne Moss | ... | Penelope Nelson | |
Richard Schiff | ... | Dimitris Vargas | |
Amanda Crew | ... | Helena St. John | |
Michelle Krusiec | ... | Shannon Haung | |
Chris Mulkey | ... | Roger Fillmore | |
Davey Havok | ... | Jimmy McSorley | |
Eddie George | ... | Tony Blanchard | |
Brooke Newton | ... | Tawny Shearson |
If a political candidate is personally flawed, but stands to make a positive difference in millions of lives, would you help him win? That question looms over the life of "true believer" Paul Turner (Rob Lowe), a savvy strategist sharply maneuvering politicians out of scandal and into public office. With the help of a bright young assistant (Jamie Chung) and a seedy operative (Richard Schiff), Turner spins every news cycle and a shrewd reporter (Julie Bowen) on behalf of his clients: a philandering Kentucky governor (Eric McCormick), a blackmailed California senator (David Harbour), and an idealistic doctor turned gubernatorial candidate (Carrie-Anne Moss). When the ugly side of Turner's work begins to haunt him, he learns that even in the bloodiest of battles, sometimes you have to fight clean. Written by IFC Films
This movie is pretty much what you'd expect from liberal Hollywood. They get their share of cheap shots in at conservatives, Tea Party, etc. The campaign staff try to convey they pull dirty rotten tricks for both sides and then have an epiphany by the end of the movie. Hillary Clinton's real-life campaign corruption makes renting this movie a complete waste of money and makes this movie look like a complete fairy tale. I have to write ten lines of text for the review, so here I go. Not one of Rob Lowe's better movies. There is really nothing shocking about their behavior or low-life tactics unless you are an ill- informed, low information liberal.