The Deal
2003, Drama, 1h 30m
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All Critics (4) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (1)
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Frears directs as if he intended the exact opposite of his own My Beautiful Laundrette-the view from the top, as empty of principle as pretty-boy Blair.
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just a couple of guys conniving their way to the top but mostly appearing to do so via telephone
August 2, 2008 | Rating: 3/5 -
A straight-up insider-politics study of ambition on a national scale.
July 31, 2008 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review… -
A bold and credible effort to dramatize contemporary political history. [DVD]
July 21, 2008 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
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Sep 15, 2010michael sheen does his first tony blaire, 3 years before the queen, along with david morrissey as john presscot, meeting in the 80s when they become labour mps, forging a friendship and working relationship, with a eye on the top job in the future, with presscot as prime minister, bth are on fine form, and the story shows well, the early years, and when the conservatives were in power, but als how presscot, was the driving force and a future country runer with blaire by his side, events dident turn out like that so interesting to see how things and thinking could have beenscott g Super Reviewer
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Dec 06, 2009Zzzzzzzzzzz.................Brody M Super Reviewer
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May 08, 2009[font=Century Gothic]Directed by Stephen Frears, "The Deal" is an illuminating and well-acted docudrama based on fact that questions the notion of the necessity of compromise in politics. The movie starts on a fateful day in 1994 as Gordon Brown(David Morrissey) is planning to meet future war criminal Tony Blair(Michael Sheen, who I have nothing against by the way) to discuss the leadership of the Labour Party. Brown is especially bristling at the fact that the meeting place is at an upscale restaurant in Islington on Blair's turf.[/font] [font=Century Gothic][/font] [font=Century Gothic]The central conflict of "The Deal" is one of class. In fact, even with Brown being from a working class home in Scotland and Blair having attended public school, the two ambitious politicians quickly bond in a shared cramped office, having both first been elected at the height of Margaret Thatcher's popularity after Great Britain beat the high holy snot out of Argentina in the Falklands War. Brown pays homage to Labour's core of workers while Blair(who is depicted as being an unctuous weasel) is tired of constantly losing to the Conservatives and wants to win at any cost. He gets his wish in the end. It is a shame because politics in any two party system is cyclical on a national level. The cycles vary depending on circumstances, economics and monumental screw-ups. For example, the Conservatives are about to take power back in the present day.[/font]Walter M Super Reviewer
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