Filmcast "Our Brand is Crisis" November 6, 2015 Laura Seaman Features , Filmcast , Movies [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Join Laura Seaman as she reviews " Our Brand is Crisis " and previews " Spectre " and " The Peanuts Movie " on this week's episode of Filmcast. Our Brand is Crisis review: While the film is heart-warmingly centered on Bullock, she is at her best neurotic, desperate, redeemable self. This was the lowest wide release opening of Bullock's career, beating 1996's Two If by Sea ($4.7 million). It might be possible to make a good movie out of a cross between Mike Nichols Primary Colors and Costa-Gavras Z, but Our Brand Is Crisis, directed by David Gordon Green in a seeming attempt to do something along those lines, is not that movie. Bodine had fled the consulting scene for years after an eruption of conscience that pushed her to mental breakdown, sobriety, and pottery. Oct. 29, 2015. . Jane suggests that Castillo reveal everything that could be used against him, but he refuses. [24], On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 35% based on 147 reviews, with an average rating of 5.3/10. On a table she finds a Rivera doll. We get on Janes adrenaline kick when she wins, but the movie rarely questions the deeper ramifications of her actions. The big reason it works, though, is that it takes its premise from Rachel Boyntons phenomenal (but little-known) 2005 documentary of the same name. Director David Gordon Green Writers Rachel Boynton (suggested by the documentary) Peter Straughan (screenplay) Stars Sandra Bullock She finally just decided to get off the carousel. Nell explains that Castillos opponent, Rivera, has hired her old arch nemesis, Pat Candy (played by Billy Bob Thornton). 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. Montage of the press reporting throughout the day. Ideology? His name is too long with her so she just calls him Eddie. Finally, she meets with Castillo for their first conversation. Candy tells her he knows it was Jane who planted the fliers of Castillos infidelity in order to force Castillo to run a negative campaign. Janes conversion, alas, is over-broad and signaled from the start. Eddie is delivering a framed photograph to now President-Elect Castillos Senate offices. Karen Kunawicz. He tells a story about a campaign run by Adlai Stevenson in which Stevenson is told everything thinking person would vote for him, to which Stevenson replies that is not enough. [3] The film opened on October 30, 2015, alongside Burnt and Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse. The opposition's top political consultant is her nemesis, fellow American Pat Candy. In case the true story behind the baffling and approximately well-intentioned Sandra Bullock star vehicle Our Brand Is Crisis makes any difference, here it is: Way back in the innocent days of 2002 (Im kidding about innocent), the high-powered political consulting firm Greenberg Carville Shrum parachuted into Bolivia to take up the cause of a struggling presidential candidate named Gonzalo Snchez de Lozada, universally known as Goni. Rachel Boynton, a documentary director whose work focuses on ideology, politics and power (her most recent movie, Big Men, is about the global workings of the oil industry), came along and made an extraordinary film about that campaign, whose title was drawn from a telling phrase coined by one of the GCS consultants. Lets Do the Thing: How Online Were You in February 2023? By the way, the bus driver is paid to drive like a complete moron to do it. Mostly he is just a funny Southern person who served on a successful presidential campaign; the rest is projected onto him. But if you can be wary of those things, I do recommend this film. At a large debate with all the candidates, Jane is found behind the stage backdrop during the debate. An young actress expresses concern with her part in the ad, which requires her to be caught by Castillo. Jane tells him this is the way of politics, and its not her job to solve problems after the election. 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. She spends the night in jail. Besser. His slickness fits the milieu. She pulls from her bag the pottery bowl that Ben was admiring in the first scene, and hands it to him before climbing out of the car. Back at Janes hotel, Ben calls and informs her there will be a protest downtown. 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. Still offensive? Despite Sandra Bullocks strong lead performance, David Gordon Greens film cant push a hopeful tone past its depressing reality. Some reviews said it was ambiguous. This movie offers us the tale of the fall and redemption of an unscrupulous white lady -- who we know cannot really be unscrupulous since shes Sandra Bullock. He resides in Atlanta with his wife and their dog Jack. In addition, there are 20+ f-words, s-words (19), and one each of a**, SOB, p*ssed, p*ssy, b*stard, b***h, tw*t, cr*p, and t*rd. Facing a general strike and a series of confrontations between soldiers and protesters that left at least 67 civilians dead, Goni imposed martial law in October 2003, and the U.S. State Department issued a statement offering its full support. 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. In David Gordon Green's OUR BRAND IS CRISIS, the film is obviously in existence to point out how politics, no matter the nation, are used in gaining votes from image rather than truth. Violence: Moderate / Profanity: Heavy / Sex/Nudity: Moderate to heavys. Billy Bob Thornton employs his well-honed sneering shtick and Sandra Bullock makes the role her own in Our Brand Is Crisis. 107 minutes Cast Sandra Bullock as 'Calamity' Jane Bodine Anthony Mackie as Ben Billy Bob Thornton as Pat Candy Zoe Kazan as LeBlanc Scoot McNairy as Buckley Ann Dowd as Nell Director David Gordon Green Screenplay Peter Straughan Writer (original documentary) 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. By Manohla Dargis. But at the end, their methods are exposed to the viewers as evil. A timeline of the (alleged) drama involving Olivia Wilde, Harry Styles, and Florence Pugh. They plead with him that any negotiations with the IMF (International Monetary Fund) be preceded by a referendum so the people can decide. Maybe, kinda. Instead, both end up outside of their hotel rooms so they can see each other. They make big promises that mean jack shit. Getting hurt is unavoidable, she tells him. She then offers money to the driver to overtake the Rivera bus. 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. I can barely imagine the humiliation! Unfortunately, the quote is actually from Joseph Goebbels, Adolf Hitler's minister of propaganda. 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. . 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. Plot out uproarious long-shot tricks against his opponents that always seem to work out even better than hoped? The image of that boy haunts Our Brand Is Crisis, so that the U.S. strategists who do a bang-up job of getting the wrong man elected to the wrong place at the wrong time look like agents of catastrophe.. Terms of Service apply. 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. OUR BRAND IS CRISIS barely holds together as the story moves from campaign incident to campaign incident. 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 says the llama cant stand the commercial so badly, he killed himself. This email will be used to sign into all New York sites. She describes the Daisy advertisement, which ran exactly once, that turned the election for Lyndon Johnson over Barry Goldwater. 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. "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. This is a competent film that shows how foxy political campaigns can be. Later shell claim he got the room intentionally to get under her skin. The pottery business is explained forthwith, lest were worried about some Ghost influence. Thats not just naive to the point of idiocy. The deeply disappointed Eduardo visits Bodine in her hotel; Bodine replies that she is not responsible for Castillo's actions. "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. To handle this scandal, Castillo is interviewed on TV and explains it was a visit to his son, who IS a member of the cult, and he had to wear the robe. NOTE: This spoiler was submitted by Jason. The deception disgusts her. There is very little violence. [2/4], Barbara Vancheri, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, would be perfect humanist, socialist, anti-capitalist propaganda except its a bit disjointed Abhorrent at least 61 obscenities rear female nudity when woman on bus moons other bus, crass, grimy and not sure of its own message burdens itself with foul language and sexual allusions, spoiling some pretty great performances from Sandra Bullock and Billy Bob Thornton. The disillusioned Eduardo joins his brothers at a demonstration of people demanding change. However, Castillo refuses to give permission for the team to do so. That's true even in "Our Brand Is Crisis," a . Directed by David Gordon Green. What are you going to do? and then leaves. What makes this fictionalized Our Brand Is Crisis worth noticing to the extent it is, which isnt much is that the filmmakers probably believe they are delivering roughly the same message as Boyntons documentary did, but in fact the most important aspects of this striking story has been scrubbed away or laundered into Hollywood-style pseudo-psychological neutrality. Outside, a large groan is heard. After a traumatizing career as a political campaign consultant, Bodine has retired to the snowy mountains, where she doesnt smoke and makes bowls. Bush strategist Lee Atwater, who by his own reported deathbed admission was an unholy monster, and to this day keeps afloat the brand of George W. Bush strategist Karl Rove. She insists Castillo express regret, but not to apologize. Does he drink too much? The campaign believes Castillo should apologize as soon as possible but Jane disagrees. They approach each other and she just smiles. Although Castillos populist opponent doesnt seem to have much integrity (the character does in the documentary), we still know that Castillo has less, that hes a dreadful man. When Jane realizes how much she hurt the country, shes so upset that she actually quits her business and joins the protesters. Ben says, ok. Their main tactic is to emphasize the many problems of the economy and present . Covering the hottest movie and TV topics that fans want. When the gunfire stops, the camera moves in on a boy sitting on the steps of a building, his head partly covered by his coat as if hes grabbing a nap. She quotes, It may be alright to have a power that is based on guns. Maybe Carville and the Clintonocracy were empowering democracy after all, even if it wasnt quite the variety they intended. He wants to find triumph in a tale that should be satiric at best and depressing at worst. She reveals she has had mental issues before and suffered from depression. The women of, Sam Levinson and the Weeknd Allegedly Turned, Theres No Red Button You Can Push to Stop. Soon enough she is smoking, drinking, and scheming again, signaling to the viewer that shes back to her antiheroic winning ways. [23], Eric Kohn from Indiewire wrote that the movie is all about Bullock's performance, saying "she imbues her part with a ferocious energy that constantly elevates the straightforward material". The protagonist, Jane Bodine a.k.a. ", "Toronto Review: Sandra Bullock Carries Our Brand Is Crisis", "Sandra Bullock Adds Gravity to Bolivian Political Satire", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Our_Brand_Is_Crisis_(2015_film)&oldid=1134072378, Tilda Del Toro as Pedro Castillo's secretary, This page was last edited on 16 January 2023, at 22:01. Goni was in effect the candidate of the Washington consensus, the guy who would bring a small, fractious and deeply divided country into the established international economic order. At an evening event, Castillo is shaking hands with people behind a barrier. That was almost certainly the final straw. Another graphic shows the race at 22% for Castillo and 26% for Rivera with 16 days to go. At another meeting with advisors, its revealed the crisis message is working, but not so well that it will win the election. The film stars Sandra Bullock, Scoot McNairy, Billy Bob Thornton, Anthony Mackie, Ann Dowd and Joaquim de Almeida. 2023's Most Anticipated Sequels, Prequels, and Spin-offs. I need a majority. As president in the mid-90s, he had pursued a controversial two-level strategy, extending constitutional rights and policy reforms aimed at Bolivias large indigenous population while also embarking on a widespread campaign of privatization that sold off state-owned industries and natural resources to foreign capital. The poor reviews of Our Brand is Crisis are puzzling, since its one of the few non-documentary films to show successfully a) what rip-roaring fun politics can be when its only about marketing and b) what terrible things can happen when its only about marketing. A graphic shows with 24 days left until the election, Castillo has 19% and Rivera has 30%. Our sophisticated political flimflam could make more inroads than the Marshall Plan. Jane is seen having a moment of introspection. 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. Fliers are discovered, authored by the La Paz Grassroots that say Castillo had a three year affair. Instead of superhuman strength or projectile spider-webs, this puppet master has in her arsenal a penchant for drinking and smoking, instant access to the perfect quip at the perfect time, and a convenient lack of morality. For those who want more detail, I have written a paragraph below containing spoilers. A man in a mask jumps the barrier and smashes an egg on Castillos forehead. But the fact that it wants to also squeeze in a redemptive tale is completely at odds with the work the protagonist is doing. Sometimes the portrayal is satiricalRobert DeNiros spin doctor in Wag the Dog, the assassin-like Dylan McDermott in The Campaign, the sex-addicted Kathryn Hahn in televisions Parks and Recreation. But theres no real fun in determining the extent to which this movie is some sort of a clef expos. [11] More casting was also announced, which included Reynaldo Pacheco, Dominic Flores, Louis Arcella, and Octavio Gmez. Jane is so nauseous from her travel and the elevation she leaves and is heard throwing up. And Im not talking about content issues, like language or nudity, Im talking about the message the movie preaches at the audience. Although this is yet another nice white lady who benevolently comes to the aid of a non-white young person (in the case of Our Brand Is Crisis, it's a campaign intern who idolizes Castillo), Bullock shows a lot more shading here than in The Blind Side. 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. Digital rental or purchase allows you to instantly stream and download to watch anywhere and anytime on your favorite devices. Exactly who decided that a widely disliked candidate in such a small country merited such attention, alongside such star GCS clients as Tony Blair, the Israeli Labor Party and the Canadian Liberal Party? Somebody on the Castillo bus says Jane has a great ass! (And she does. All rights reserved. Candy can be seen watching the action in the background. Although the movie has flashes where everything comes together and we can revel in dark victories, more often than not, star Sandra Bullock is left to carry the crushing emotional and thematic weight of a confused picture that acknowledges that politics is a cheap joke, and then expects us all to laugh. Played for laughs? 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. He denies being a member of the cult. Answer. Later at her hotel room, she is still nauseous from the elevation. Our Brand Is Crisis is being released by Warner Bros., but was largely funded by Participant Media, which produces what it calls socially relevant films and documentaries. In other words, in this case the right-wingers are correct: Liberal Hollywood is in full effect. Slate is published by The Slate Group, a Graham Holdings Company. Smoke too much? Is it money? But it never keeps the energy up, steering into forced visual gags, dull spells of earnestness, and ponderous backstory psychologythe viewer never is quite sure who really did what to whom in the Candy-Bodine love-hate relationship. A knock on the door reveals Eddie, saddened and angry, who tells her about the IMF plan. When shes recruited for a chance to face off in Bolivia against her longtime and similarly depraved rival, Pat Candyportrayed convincingly enough as a stock Billy Bob Thornton character by Billy Bob Thorntonshe signs up. Calamity Jane Bodine (Bullock) was a vaunted political strategist, but the emotional toll of the campaigns coupled with substance abuse problems forced her into early retirement where she may not be happy, but shes grateful that shes calm. Ben jumps out and yells, get in the car, what are you doing? Jane wants to overtake it. [21] It had a wide release in 2,202 theaters for 21 days. Its educational and leaves you with serious thoughts about political power. She comes to realize shes better than that. 1h 47m. During a debate prep session, Castillo and Jane engage in a heated argument in which Jane says they are all just puppets in the political game, and that nobody is in charge. Our Brand is Crisis (2015) (964) 6.1 1 h 47 min 2015 X-Ray R. A Bolivian presidential candidate failing in the polls enlists the firepower of an elite American management team, led by the deeply damaged but still brilliant strategist Jane Bodine. 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. It is considered to be the most important process in public relations." Boynton traveled to Bolivia to cover the activity of a high-priced U.S. consulting firm, Greenberg Carville, and Shrum, in the 2002 presidential race, and she had amazingfrankly, flabbergastingaccess. [20], In July 2015, Warner Bros. scheduled the film for an October 30, 2015 release, during the awards season. 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. Not all movies preach, for example, action movies are usually more about the entertainment of watching good triumph over evil. I think you pull it, Joshua Jackson says to Lizzy Caplan sensually. What sealed the deal was that she will be coming up against her long-time arch-nemesis, Pat Candy. They plan to frighten the people, with the aim of persuading them to vote for the unsympathetic but known Castillo rather than the younger opposition candidates. On a campaign bus heading toward a remote Bolivia location on a small dirt road, they discover Riveras bus is directly ahead of them. Castillo wins the vote by a small margin. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google 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. Washed-up political strategist Jane Bodine is hired by a political consultancy to help their client, Senator Castillo, win the Bolivian general election. 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. But the filmmakers invent an antagonist of near-mythic stature to make her lust for a win: Billy Bob Thorntons Pat Candy, who works for the leading candidate. It received mixed reviews, despite Bullock's performance being largely praised, and was a box office disappointment. [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". But the main mystery to me was the message of this film. Sandra Bullock and Billy Bob Thornton go head to head as strategists in a patchy satire about the 2002 Bolivian elections. The 2005 Our Brand Is Crisis was the second documentary about Carville's political work, following 1993's The War Room, in addition to Carville's dramatic acting rsum and cable news career.. Were not supposed to earnestly admire any of these people, but we are supposed to guiltily admire their unfailing ability to guide impossible undertakings, such as the practice of politics, to victory through whatever means. She really truly does.). Though not without its entertaining momentsthe cast, led by Sandra Bullock, is energetic, sharp and gets a fair number of juicy bits to rock out with. Jane is goaded by patronizing men into proving herself in ways shes not proud of. Things you buy through our links may earnNew Yorka commission. She tells Castillo and the campaign that this is no longer an election, it is a crisis. They even resort to publishing photos of their enemy with Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie in the background, so that he has to deny being a Nazi. Not seeing what she highlighted, Candy asks about it. Jane expresses to Ben that she still gets nauseous whenever she sees Castillo. Ben (Anthony Mackie) and Nell (Ann Down) are driving in the snowy mountains (between the mountains, as Jane later corrects them) discussing their plan to sway Jane to work for the campaign of Pedro Castillo, a Senator in Bolivia who is running for President. The study of crisis management originated with large-scale industrial and environmental disasters in the 1980s. She will work on the campaign of anybody, provided the money is right. The more you understand politics, the more it obliterates idealism and eventually all you see is a rigged game masquerading as a grand-scale optimism. They just decided to be ingratiating and sentimental. Available from various digital retailers including Amazon Video, iTunes, Google Play, Apple, Vudu and others. Our Brand is Crisis was one of these pleasant surprises. She doesnt think the man should change to fit the narrative but instead the narrative should change to fit the man. February 27, 2023. In her eyes, her job is done. 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. Its very obvious when shes going to do it, so it would be easy for viewers to close their eyes until all the yelling and laughter dies down. Its only when the camera is on top of him that we see the pool of blood. Candys played by Billy Bob Thornton, and his serpentine southern charm and minimalist tonsorial stylings suggest real-life political maven James Carville (and it is perhaps no accident that Thornton played a deep-fried political strategist in Primary Colors, too) who was in the aforementioned documentary. Later Castillo is heard instructing interest rates to be raised to 15%. We know this stuff happens, but its still clarifying to see the curtains pulled back. The news that Jane will be pitted against political consultant Pat Candy, with whom she has a past, is enough to get her away from the wheel. Critic Kenneth Turan has this review. The film is directed by David. She doesnt believe hell catch her and he expresses disbelief. There just arent enough cigarettes or bottles of Scotch in the world to give any political consultant the power that we, in our fits of frustration, guiltily wish they had. Then Jane figures out a hook: To make Castillo more attractive than the frontrunner (a young, engaged populist who represents hope and change), she has to sell the idea that the country doesnt need someone, well, likable. Our Brand Is Crisis is a sharp political comedy ostensibly based on Bolivia's 2002 presidential election. The Weeknd responded to a Rolling Stone story claiming the show is a rape fantasy with a clip of his character calling the mag irrelevant. Later, two senior advisors argue the crisis brand may have worked with the current crowd, but it wont with the working class. Let me know how that goes. Jane then joins the mass of people who are walking toward the city. He has written for a host of other publications and resides in Brooklyn. She may get some help in getting into the mindset of that indigenous poor through a campaign volunteer named Eddie, a Castillo loyalist since he was a young boy much to the chagrin of his friends. David Gordon Green keeps the perspectives shifting, getting lots of good angles on this three-ring circus. [16], On August 21, 2014, Bullock's casting was confirmed, playing a retired political consultant called 'Calamity' Jane Bodine, and David Gordon Green was set to direct the film. Rivera then repeats the quote Jane told Candy. 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. Hollywood loves it some Ragin Cajun, because hes the closest real-life approximation to the magical political consultant of its dreams. A senior advisor expresses dismay that she has been hired but all shes doing is sunning herself. She meets the campaign team but stays in the background at the first meeting, clearly feeling ill. He calls the police and Jane is seen slapping an officer. In my review of the documentary, I wrote: The process of framing Goni to look like something he isnt could be the stuff of a rambunctious campaign comedy like Primary Colors or, for that matter, the documentary The War Room And parts of Our Brand Is Crisis are darkly amusing. Principal photography began on September 29, 2014, in New Orleans, Louisiana. 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