Miss Sloane
Jessica Chastain is Elizabeth Sloane, an ambitious lobbyist trying to pass gun control legislation in the face of the NRA, in this drama from director John Madden (Shakespeare in Love).
- Director:
- John Madden ('Shakespeare in Love', 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel', 'Proof')
- Writer:
- Jonathan Perera
- Cast:
- Jessica ChastainGugu Mbatha-RawAlison PillMark StrongJohn LithgowMichael StuhlbargJake LacySam WaterstonDouglas Smith
Reviews & comments
A gripping thriller of Stiletto power, political corruption, and stopping the gun lobby.
Stiletto power, political corruption, and stopping the gun lobby: that sums up Miss Sloane (2016). But like everything in cinema, describing its contents is easy compared to explaining what this film is really about. At one level it loosely belongs to the superwoman genre that inspires shock and awe at what women can do, only this time in the halls of...
Time Out
pressChastain is a wonder. Her character could give Cersei Lannister in "Game of Thrones" lessons in cunning and wreaking vengeance.
The Guardian
pressChastain single handedly prevents it all from veering off the rails by dominating Miss Sloane with her forceful presence. She grounds her heroine to ensure you’re with her.
Time Out
pressChastain is a wonder. Her character could give Cersei Lannister in "Game of Thrones" lessons in cunning and wreaking vengeance.
The Guardian
pressChastain single handedly prevents it all from veering off the rails by dominating Miss Sloane with her forceful presence. She grounds her heroine to ensure you’re with her.
A gripping thriller of Stiletto power, political corruption, and stopping the gun lobby.
Stiletto power, political corruption, and stopping the gun lobby: that sums up Miss Sloane (2016). But like everything in cinema, describing its contents is easy compared to explaining what this film is really about. At one level it loosely belongs to the superwoman genre that inspires shock and awe at what women can do, only this time in the halls of...
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