Any empathy the audience feels for the nauseous Bodine is likely explained by . When Jane realizes how much she hurt the country, shes so upset that she actually quits her business and joins the protesters. The protagonist, Jane Bodine a.k.a. The film gives a fictionalized account of the involvement of American political campaign strategists Greenberg Carville Shrum (GCS) in the 2002 Bolivian presidential election. Jane expresses to Ben that she still gets nauseous whenever she sees Castillo. Politics takes to cynicism like shit to a cesspool. I found the film to be very interesting, and all the cast put on some of their best performances Ive seen. Carville and Greenberg won that election for Goni, after shifting the entire theme of his campaign to the crisis mantra, but maybe they should have vetted their candidate a little better. Eventually Eddie sees her and they make eye contact. However, Castillo refuses to give permission for the team to do so. Senator Pedro Castillo, President of Bolivia 15 years ago, is once again running for the country's top job. [11], Principal photography on the film began on September 29, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana, using 35mm film. That kind of consumer response is pretty remarkable, and it also says something about each brand's crisis management strategies. So yes, throughout the film, the protagoniststhe ones portrayed as good guysuse communistic propaganda. Our Brand is Crisis review: While the film is heart-warmingly centered on Bullock, she is at her best neurotic, desperate, redeemable self. OUR BRAND IS CRISIS NOTE: This spoiler was submitted by Jason The film starts with Jane Bodine (Sandra Bullock) being interviewed. Sandra Bullock (who shares producer credits with, among others, George Clooney and Grant Heslov) is the reclusive political strategist Calamity Jane Bodine, who turned her back on her profession after one dirty trick too many. All of them, except Bodine, have already taken jobs as political consultants in other countries. For people who want the vastly more interesting real history of Americas misbegotten meddling in Bolivia just one chapter, of course, in a much larger global story Boyntons film is out there, and so is what happened later. Walking into the room with the campaign team, she gives a fiery and inspirational speech about how important it is to go negative, and that anybody with a problem with that will be given a set of balls. The message I got from this movie was very positive. She will work on the campaign of anybody, provided the money is right. Initially under the impression that her man is a dud, Jane is soon animated by Castillos spontaneous response to getting egged (that is, he decks the egger) and her personal animus against Candy. A bus race ensues around dangerous bends and cliffs. Meanwhile, the senior advisors (Ben, Nell and others) talk about Jane and Candy, how they had sex previously, and how she spread a rumor during a campaign that Candys candidates daughter was on drugs. This is yet another film that could have been PG (maybe PG-13 due to a mooning scene) with a cleaner script. The rest of the movie is her telling the story of what happened after her resignation. That was almost certainly the final straw. Instead, both end up outside of their hotel rooms so they can see each other. Comedy Drama 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. Power? Politics is a dirty business, but Our Brand Is Crisis doesn't stick its hands into the muck sufficiently to be as entertaining or stinging as it could be. His slickness fits the milieu. Is it money? Yes, this is a movie where a diabolical character is given the surname Candy, and what can you really say? Not all movies preach, for example, action movies are usually more about the entertainment of watching good triumph over evil. I need a majority. Yet you really have to read between the lines and dig into the subtext of Straughans screenplay to perceive the issues that drove Boyntons film. David Gordon Green keeps the perspectives shifting, getting lots of good angles on this three-ring circus. Eddie is delivering a framed photograph to now President-Elect Castillos Senate offices. The campaign believes Castillo should apologize as soon as possible but Jane disagrees. Realizing that her candidate, Senator Castillo (Joaquim de Almeida) cant win by being likable, they decide to use fear as their issue, sell that Bolivia is a nation in crisis, and hes the only many that can save it. She showed how American marketing techniques never before used in that region steered a desperate country towards a rich, arrogant former president Gonzalo Snchez de Lozada (Goni), who proved catastrophically out of touch. He resides in Atlanta with his wife and their dog Jack. On a table she finds a Rivera doll. They make big promises that mean jack shit. Getting hurt is unavoidable, she tells him. Theres no redemption to be found with the people who are ruining liveswho have no belief in politicians or voters; people who have basically given up on humanity and play with public policy like a kid with a loaded gun. Its educational and leaves you with serious thoughts about political power. When Bullocks passionately advocating goes negative, or Thorntons smirkingly plays Mephistopheles to her from across their hotel balconytheyre close enough to speak to each other directly, but insist on staying on their cell phonesthe movie builds up an infectious energy. "Our Brand Is Crisis" is a fictionalized treatment of the 2005 documentary of the same name, which focused on Bill Clinton's former campaign manager James Carville. During a focus group for the ad in which he catches and holds up several people, its clear the ad does not resonate with anybody. 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. Played for laughs? Can Hollywood find a way to take the political consultant character in a new direction? Who paid for it? One of the llamas is hit by a truck. As the site's Chief Film Critic, he has authored hundreds of reviews and covered major film festivals including the Toronto International Film Festival and the Sundance Film Festival. Jane meets with Castillo who says shes a liability. Nevertheless, his brothers are much more skeptical about Castillo. ------------------------------------------. Joaquim de Almeida - Castillo. PLEASE share your observations and insights to be posted here. [13] Peter Straughan was set to write the script, with Clooney attached as a potential director and star for the film, about the 2002 Bolivian presidential election's campaign by James Carville's Washington, D.C.-based political consulting firm Greenberg Carville Shrum,[14][15] which was hired by candidate Gonzalo Snchez de Lozada. [8] On September 24, Ann Dowd joined the film. The filmmakers and their stars have fun with the idea that politics is sex for those who want to keep their clothes on. They are then in a restaurant, the entire campaign team drinking heavily. Jane insist they go negative in spite of this, but Castillo says no. Bodines character loosely channels celebrity political consultant James Carville, one of the Americans who worked on the 2002 Bolivian campaign and a consistent fascination of Hollywood. I love stories of politics as theaterthe stagecraft, scripting, wardrobe choices, and focus group testing of absurd commercials. If youve been following the drama in the House, the inability of most every Republican presidential candidate to lift off, or really any news from American politics over the last 10 or 239 years, you might have noticed that politics is difficult. Password must be at least 8 characters and contain: As part of your account, youll receive occasional updates and offers from New York, which you can opt out of anytime. Oct. 29, 2015. At another commercial set inside a warehouse, several llamas are there, and Castillo is set to compare the future of Bolivia with llamas, who work hard. Jane is goaded by patronizing men into proving herself in ways shes not proud of. Entertaining and provocative, Our Brand Is Crisis is a satirical political drama. Someone smashes an egg on Castillo, who spectacularly punches the assailant. After this incident, however, Castillo shows the other side of him by being kind to protesters who throw rocks at his bus. Things you buy through our links may earnNew Yorka commission. On a bus trip to a mountainous countryside, protesters start throwing rocks at the bus. For those who want more detail, I have written a paragraph below containing spoilers. At least not right away. Our Brand Is Crisis grossed $7 million in North America and $1.6 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $8.6 million, against a budget of $28 million. Busy Phillips Is Not Like a Regular Mom, Shes a Cool Mom, Theres nothing wrong with Busy Phillips being cast as Mrs. George in the upcoming, In Search of Tom and Katies Bubba Painting, Maybe punting on the larger plot can be forgiven if we get a sweet. The cinematic trope has retroactively kept a light on devilish George H.W. Illustration by Hudson Christie. During the final debate, Bodine cites a quote in a conversation with Candy (knowing that he'll give it to rival candidate Rivera for his speech) saying that "a great man" said it. What sealed the deal was that she will be coming up against her long-time arch-nemesis, Pat Candy. Beyond needing to adjust to her relocation to La Paz however temporary, Jane knows that she has to transform the thinking of the populace to making them want Castillo as their leader as opposed to changing Castillo to something he inherently is not. Jane gets blasted, leaks misinformation, vandalizes Candys room, and sabotages his candidates rallies the way he sabotaged her candidates. But the fact that it wants to also squeeze in a redemptive tale is completely at odds with the work the protagonist is doing. Jane suggests that Castillo reveal everything that could be used against him, but he refuses. The film was screened in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. And while the role of Calamity Jane smacks of Sandra Bullocks brandingthe smart but painfully self-conscious klutz whos also a depressiveits a complicated, maybe even feminist shtick. Since Im reviewing this film for its DVD release, Ive already taken into consideration the opinions of other reviewers. They approach each other and she just smiles. At an evening event, Castillo is shaking hands with people behind a barrier. More fliers are discovered that claim (with pictures) Castillo is a member of a crazy white-robe wearing cult. This password will be used to sign into all, Okay, TikTok, You Can Calm Down About Aubrey Plaza at the SAG Awards Now, All 165 Pink Floyd Songs Ranked, From Worst to Best. After a traumatizing career as a political campaign consultant, Bodine has retired to the snowy mountains, where she doesnt smoke and makes bowls. The American consultants, not knowing the language or the culture of Bolivia, are persuaded by Bodine, a burned out veteran of American politics, to follow a strategy of smear campaigning to make up for their candidate's shortcomings. Well, that would be you and me both before and after. As it happens and Im sure all this is coincidental Bolivia contains immense natural gas reserves, the second-largest in South America after Venezuela, whose national resources had been rendered largely off limits to outside investors by the rise of socialist president Hugo Chvez. They then shoot the head of the Rivera doll Candy had left, and it breaks his window. Associated Press articles: Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Back at Janes hotel, Ben calls and informs her there will be a protest downtown. "Our Brand is Crisis" was one of these pleasant surprises. Among the many achievements of HBOs Veep is its discovery of a new, post-Carville political consultant character, one thats just as cuttingly entertaining but truer to reality. Ben meets her in the hallway and she immediately says hes not a winner, and he cannot win. Although she was once a wunderkind of the political strategy community, she lost her last four campaigns, the speculation that being the reason she dropped out of sight. Read his answers to our Movie Love Questionnaire here. Jane and her team had no idea he would do that. Thats not just naive to the point of idiocy. Castillo and the campaign team are on the outdoor set of a commercial for the Senator. Maybe Carville and the Clintonocracy were empowering democracy after all, even if it wasnt quite the variety they intended. A shame, then, that the movie loses its cynical nerve with an utterly phoney finale that ties itself up in conscientious knots. But every once in a while, you come across a movie that seems to be driving an evil message all the way through, and then suddenly the ending takes a moral turn and shows that the protagonists were wrong. 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They make a sling shot out of clothes and shoot something that splatters against Candys window across the foyer. There are too many balls in the air, too many uncontrollable outside factors, for any singular figure to get all of this under control, be 10 steps ahead of the curve, and successfully and confidently blaze a trail from pre-candidacy to election to dignified leadership. The political comedy Our Brand Is Crisis stars Sandra Bullock as an American campaign strategist hired to work for a Bolivian presidential candidate. Critic Kenneth Turan has this review. The study of crisis management originated with large-scale industrial and environmental disasters in the 1980s. "Our Brand Is Crisis" is both the title of and a line from a new political comedy about American consultants who take over a Bolivian presidential campaign. But Boynton has done her own framing: This campaign is a precursor to tragedy. ***SPOILER*** Castillo wins the election, and immediately breaks all his promises and turns out to be a tyrant. [22], Our Brand Is Crisis grossed $7 million in North America and $1.6 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $8.6 million, against a budget of $28 million. There's only one wrong in this, only one, and that is losing!". David Gordon Greens uneven Wag the Dog-style satirical political romp takes both its title and theme from Rachel Boyntons 2005 documentary about the role played by the gun-for-hire American consultants in the 2002 Bolivian elections. It is only after Bodine arranges for the distribution of a flyer accusing Castillo of a long-ago affair (and blaming it on the opposition) does she finally get him to agree to smear his opponents. The story follows a political strategist who's recruited to help the campaign of a Bolivian presidential. We get on Janes adrenaline kick when she wins, but the movie rarely questions the deeper ramifications of her actions. Montage of the press reporting throughout the day. In her eyes, her job is done. Outside, a large groan is heard. This film isnt as dark as Burnt, and has more amusing moments, including some comic relief, but still shouldnt be classified as a comedy. Candy says he will be going to overseas for a British campaign. In the following months, the team exercises a strategy of "declaring a crisis". The film, directed by David Gordon Green and based on the 2005 documentary of the same name, follows Bullock's character Jane Bodine, a political mastermind brought in to help a Bolivian. When it does, Jane moons the Rivera bus. She looks across the large foyer to see Candy sitting outside his room. Digital rental or purchase allows you to instantly stream and download to watch anywhere and anytime on your favorite devices. Jane tells him this is the way of politics, and its not her job to solve problems after the election. Some said it was staunchly communist. Later at her hotel room, she is still nauseous from the elevation. Smoke too much? Ben jumps out and yells, get in the car, what are you doing? A man in a mask jumps the barrier and smashes an egg on Castillos forehead. Loosely based on the 2005 documentary of the same name, Our Brand is Crisis offers a fictionalized take on the 2002 Bolivian Presidential election with a cast that includes Academy Award. Later Castillo is heard instructing interest rates to be raised to 15%. She really truly does.). [19] Additional filming occurred in Puerto Rico and Bolivia. Bullock plays Calamity Jane Bodine, a legendary practitioner of the dark political arts who comes out of semi-retirement to navigate the hapless ex-president back to the top job. He has written for a host of other publications and resides in Brooklyn. Some said it was insightful. We know this stuff happens, but its still clarifying to see the curtains pulled back. The interviewer says shes been known by many names, most notably Calamity Jane. Jane gets a call from Pat who tells her to turn on the TV. Another screenshot shows Castillo has 10% to Riveras 39% with 80 days until election day. Let me know how that goes. Jane then joins the mass of people who are walking toward the city. Castillo had been coached by Jane that if he senses any emotion or tears, to look directly into the camera. This email will be used to sign into all New York sites. She tells him shes going home tomorrow. He suggests maybe later they can go out. Eddie and his brothers join the protests and are shouting angry chants. The film stars Sandra Bullock, Scoot McNairy, Billy Bob Thornton, Anthony Mackie, Ann Dowd and Joaquim de Almeida. During the debate, Nell observes how charming Rivera is, while the team watches stage left. "[25] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 53 out of 100, based on 35 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Did Cirie go too far by bringing family matters into the game? [2/4], The effort by Our Brand Is Crisis director David Gordon Green and writer Peter Straughan to turn the 2005 documentary of the same name into a light comedy with touches of romance and political hijinks leave the fictional version a poor candidate in the box office race. Our Brand Is Crisis is a sharp political comedy ostensibly based on Bolivia's 2002 presidential election. Crisis management examples are easy to find these days: We've seen Uber lose 200,000 users in the wake of #DeleteUber and United lose $800 million in value in just a few hours. On April 22, 2007, it was announced that George Clooney would produce a dramatization of the 2005 documentary Our Brand Is Crisis, along with Grant Heslov, and Warner Bros. would handle American distribution rights. Our Brand is Crisis is more than just the scenario Jane (Sandra Bullock) is selling to the Bolivian public in hopes of bringing her candidate Castillo from a blip on the radar to leading the. Later shell claim he got the room intentionally to get under her skin. You\'ll receive the next newsletter in your inbox. Answer, Does HIGH MORAL CHARACTER matter in political leaders? She realizes that she was deceived by Castillo, just like she was attempting to deceive the people of Bolivia. Our Brand Is Crisis also has deeper themes that punctuate the human cost of winning and what it takes to do just that. [11] More casting was also announced, which included Reynaldo Pacheco, Dominic Flores, Louis Arcella, and Octavio Gmez. But once in Bolivia, shes sidelined by acute altitude sickness (the flight down is accompanied by a primer on the geography and general stressed disposition of the place), and hence unable to immediately show her Sun-Tzu-informed genius to uptight candidate Castillo (Joaquim de Almeida). She will work on the campaign of anybody, provided the money is right. The website's critical consensus reads, "Our Brand Is Crisis offers sporadic amusement and benefits from a talented cast, but ultimately lacks enough of a bite to add much of interest to the political satire genre. It is only the knowing, salty political consultant who can bridge the gap between political reality and tidy fictional narrative. "Crisis management is the process by which an organization deals with a disruptive and unexpected event that threatens to harm the organization or its stakeholders. [27] Peter Debruge from Variety thought that Jane Bodine, played by Bullock, "is easily one of the best female roles of the last 10 years,"[28] while Benjamn Lee from The Guardian wrote that "Bullock seems blissfully unaware of the films faults and delivers a performance that expertly plays on her strengths - her comic timing, wasted in lesser, plane-ready comedies, is on top form and she imbues her neurotic character with more than the thinly sketched quirks provided on the page; she commands a room when needed, perfects scenes of physical comedy and even turns a climax of forced sentiment into something poignant and believable"; he concluded that "while the film is patchy, Bullock's brand is confidently crisis-free". The interviewer says she's been known by many names, most notably "Calamity Jane". Candy goes on to tell Jane, If you fight with monsters too long, you become a monster. Jane later says that shell kill herself if she loses to Candy again (though this appears to be hyperbole) She has lost every election against him. Before long the SUV comes to a stop in the heavy traffic on the tiny streets. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Loosely based on true events, Our Brand Is Crisis, follows Jane Bodine (Sandra Bullock) and her campaign team when they are hired to help Pedro Castillo win a presidential election in Bolivia. Vanessa Bryant Settles Helicopter-Crash Photo Lawsuit for $28.85 Million. The film starts with Jane Bodine (Sandra Bullock) being interviewed. When she starts giving it back to himpsyching him outthe movie gets really good. In its opening weekend, it was projected to make $57 million from 2,202 theaters,[23] however only ended up grossing $3.2 million, finishing eighth at the box office. 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