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. Sandra Bullock and Billy Bob Thornton go head to head as strategists in a patchy satire about the 2002 Bolivian elections. Later shell claim he got the room intentionally to get under her skin. document.write(ts+'script src="http://www.burstnet.com/cgi-bin/ads/ad12539a.cgi/v=2.3S/sz=728x90A|970x66A/'+rnum+'/'+nf+'RETURN-CODE/JS/">'+ts+'/script>'); You can send in your spoiler to other movies by going here. PLEASE share your observations and insights to be posted here. 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. 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. Since 2006, Bolivia has been governed by Evo Morales, the indigenous leader whose protest movement led to Gonis downfall. 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. At least not right away. 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. When youre in the movie reviewing ministry, a variety of messages and agendas come and go. They then shoot the head of the Rivera doll Candy had left, and it breaks his window. In a Netflix comedy by Katharine McPhees stepdaughter. She will work on the campaign of anybody, provided the money is right. He overhears him making plans to visit the IMF in New York, and is crestfallen. See list of Relevant Issuesquestions-and-answers. At a large debate with all the candidates, Jane is found behind the stage backdrop during the debate. Janes cynicismshe regards herself, the candidate, and everyone else as a pawnis so over-the-top that it threatens to derail Our Brand is Crisis: Who cares about the election if she doesnt? Can Hollywood find a way to take the political consultant character in a new direction? Back at the hotel room, Jane is with Eddie and his brothers, ordering room service and still drunk. [4] It was theatrically released by Warner Bros. on October 30, 2015. Our Brand Is Crisis (2015) Rated R for language including some sexual references. There is very little violence. Maybe Carville and the Clintonocracy were empowering democracy after all, even if it wasnt quite the variety they intended. The problem is that they do such a good job selling this Jane that they do exactly what theyre supposed to do: They make you curious about her. 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. The film stars Sandra Bullock, Scoot McNairy, Billy Bob Thornton, Anthony Mackie, Ann Dowd and Joaquim de Almeida. "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,. This was the lowest wide release opening of Bullock's career, beating 1996's Two If by Sea ($4.7 million). 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. 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. Glenn Kenny was the chief film critic of Premiere magazine for almost half of its existence. It begins poorly, with an odd montage intercut to stagey interview footage in which Bullocks character, Calamity Jane Bodine, formulates an apologia for we-dont-quite-know-what. Oct. 29, 2015. Castillo immediately punches the man. Candy can be seen watching the action in the background. She looks across the large foyer to see Candy sitting outside his room. Jane is talking with Nell, and insults her about her dedication to the campaign. Some of her pranks, specifically one ploy to feed her candidates unsuspecting competitor a Nazi quotation during the campaigns final debate, are good for a laugh. Our Brand Is Crisis Review: Champions of Cynicism | TIFF 2015. The protest is growing in the city. 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. Starring Sandra Bullock and Billy Bob Thornton. 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. 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. Thats not just naive to the point of idiocy. The villagers are angrily blocking the bus, and Castillo, against the wishes of Jane, gets off to talk with them. Honestly, I didnt know what to expect, on a number of levels. 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. 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. What sealed the deal was that she will be coming up against her long-time arch-nemesis, Pat Candy. Castillo promises them that he will not invite the IMF without a public referendum. He does exactly that, to Janes delight, when explaining hes not close to his son, but he wishes he was, with tears in his eyes. Castillo wins the vote by a small margin. 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. Well, this is the rambunctious comedy version of Our Brand Is Crisis, framed by director David Gordon Green and the British writer Peter Straughan not with a dead boy but the personal odyssey of a fictional character. South Africa - DM Listen, 18 Dec Ramaphosa's Renew22 team decides to back Mabuyane over Lamola - When the Renew22 caucus met on Day 3 of the ANC's National Elective Conference, at least 2,400 delegates agreed to support Cyril Ramaphosa's bid for a second term as party president, with Oscar Mabuyane as his second in command. Thanks for reading the spoiler. The protagonist, Jane Bodine a.k.a. This email will be used to sign into all New York sites. Castillo says its in the past, and that his wife knows about it, but Jane claims the perception will be that hes an adulterer. OUR BRAND IS CRISIS barely holds together as the story moves from campaign incident to campaign incident. Sandra Bullock and Billy Bob Thornton go head to head as strategists in a patchy satire about the 2002 Bolivian elections. Answer. Did Cirie go too far by bringing family matters into the game? Reproduction of material from any Salon pages without written permission is strictly prohibited. Old colleague Nell (Ann Dowd) brings young idealistic Ben (Anthony Mackie) up to the woods to coax Jane down to Bolivia, to manage the presidential campaign of a conservative senator whose prior stint as head of that country was pretty authoritarian. Click here for all of our TIFF 2015 coverage thus far or peruse links to our reviews below: Matt Goldberg has been an editor with Collider since 2007. 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. 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. Maybe its time to put it out to pasture. Not seeing what she highlighted, Candy asks about it. ", "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. 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. For those who want more detail, I have written a paragraph below containing spoilers. She tells him shes going home tomorrow. He suggests maybe later they can go out. [13] On December 11, 2013, Sandra Bullock was in early talks to star in the film, while Clooney chose not to direct, and his starring in the film was also unconfirmed at that time. 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. There are 12 misuses of god, Jesus (1), Jesus Christ (1), hell (3) and d*mn (3). Answer, Does HIGH MORAL CHARACTER matter in political leaders? A graphic shows with 24 days left until the election, Castillo has 19% and Rivera has 30%. Janes sidekicksplayed by Anthony Mackie, Ann Dowd, Scoot McNairy, and Zoe Kazancant make a dent in Castillos mixture of machismo, cluelessness, and the kind of self-serving patriarchal worldview that regards Bolivias indigenous population as a bunch of children who dont know whats good for them. 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. When Bodine realizes that she brought a liar into office, she has the car stopped and leaves to join Eduardo. [19] Additional filming occurred in Puerto Rico and Bolivia. The crisis, when it came . Back on the bus, Castillo explain to Eddie that an effective leader is a father to the people, and that sometimes a father must be strict. A montage shows the crisis message is working and support for Castillo is growing. While Rivera is still speaking aboard a train, Jane poses as a worker for the Rivera campaign and tells the conductor the speech is over. 17-Down, Three Letters: Party for One artist Carly ___ Jepsen. Andrew O'Hehir is executive editor of Salon. 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. Carvilles troops were dispatched to La Paz in 02 to consolidate the great victory of liberalism and democracy as they and their sponsors and benefactors understand those things and to resist the rising tide of Latin American leftism represented in Bolivia by the indigenous political leader Evo Morales, Gonis leading opponent. ------------------------------------------. The emotional investment Green wants to make in Jane feels misplaced, especially since he also wants to celebrate moments when she behaves abhorrently. Both Bullock and Thornton portray Carvillesque characters (and the bald Thornton looks the part). Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. It casts a skeptical eye at the gospel of globalization thats preached by Janes team, but its outrage is more directed at cynicism than at any specific system. Sometimes its melodramaticthink the sinister Ryan Gosling and Philip Seymour Hoffman in Ides of March, or most notably, Kevin Spaceys snaky Frank Underwood, the master strategist and politician bundled into one on House of Cards. [21] It had a wide release in 2,202 theaters for 21 days. The film was screened in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. Los Angeles County said all litigation over the crash has now been resolved. Candy reveals it was him (via a friend of a friend) who anonymously suggested to the Castillo campaign to hire Jane. The interviewer says shes been known by many names, most notably Calamity Jane. for language including some sexual references. Have they learned nothing? 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. When Jane leaves the meeting with LeBlanc, she instead instructs her to dig up dirt on Castillo, their own candidate. All rights reserved. February 27, 2023. The film starts with Jane Bodine (Sandra Bullock) being interviewed. From that day on, she says, our brand is crisis.. When it does, Jane moons the Rivera bus. The story follows a political strategist who's recruited to help the campaign of a Bolivian presidential. Its yoked to an impoverished Bolivian teenager who believesdespite the angry effusions of his brother and friends in their hillside slumthat Castillo is sincere in trying to bring about economic equality. Does he drink too much? 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. On a table she finds a Rivera doll. Somebody on the Castillo bus says Jane has a great ass! (And she does. At an evening event, Castillo is shaking hands with people behind a barrier. "- Castillo: This llama will lead us toward prosperity. And sometimesin fact, I daresay oftenyou know about a half hour into a film that youre going to have to censure it. In Bolivia, altitude sickness (at 12 thousand feet, La Paz is the worlds highest capital) and sickness with the candidate nearly drive her away. By Manohla Dargis. A llama is shown getting hit by a car. Covering the hottest movie and TV topics that fans want. Karen Kunawicz. She offers to reluctantly resign, but Castillo keeps her on. Our Brand Is Crisis (2015) Plot Showing all 5 items Jump to: Summaries (4) Synopsis (1) Summaries 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. That remains a question shrouded in mystery, but we could probably come up with some decent guesses. She introduces LeBlanc (Zoe Kazan), a young investigator who is hired to dig up dirt on Rivera. Others discuss plans but Jane is silent. He wants to find triumph in a tale that should be satiric at best and depressing at worst. (A heavy back story is subsequently revealed, followed by an ever heavier back story to the back story.) The corporations whined and complained, but ultimately decided that 18 percent was a lot better than nothing. Arriving at Janes house, she explains she has quit smoking and drinking and has focused on pottery. ***END SPOILER***. The boys (all adult age) are living alone because their parents have both died. (Vice) President Selina Meyers (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) has a stable of advisers including Dan Egan (Reid Scott) and Jonah Ryan (Timothy Simons) who have internalized and aspire to the Carville cult; its just that reality interrupts to remind them that things dont work like that. And Im not talking about content issues, like language or nudity, Im talking about the message the movie preaches at the audience. 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. The go-to source for comic book and superhero movie fans. In its best moments, Our Brand Is Crisis is reminiscent of Wag the Dog; it knows how fucked politics is and acts accordingly. 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. But as a whole, "Our Brand is Crisis" is a messy affair that sputters along when it should be humming with assured cynical momentum. Associated Press articles: Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. Our Brand is Crisis review: While the film is heart-warmingly centered on Bullock, she is at her best neurotic, desperate, redeemable self. [11], Principal photography on the film began on September 29, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana, using 35mm film. What the hell was James Carville and Stan Greenbergs consulting firm with its close ties to Bill and Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party leadership class doing in one of South Americas smallest and poorest nations? Available from various digital retailers including Amazon Video, iTunes, Google Play, Apple, Vudu and others. While it would have been nice if the supporting characters were just as well developed (Candys entire purpose seems to be to enter a scene, taunt Jane, and then leave), Jane is a compelling figure, and its unfortunate that the film doesnt match her complexity. The campaign advisors are telling Castillo he needs to meet with the people and be seen as one of the people. 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. 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. Critic Kenneth Turan has this review. Inspired by the 2005 documentary of the . SALON is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as a trademark of Salon.com, LLC. Slate is published by The Slate Group, a Graham Holdings Company. Around the edges of this story about Bullocks character, an especially ruthless consultant known as Calamity Jane, there are a few intriguing hints of other stories about the international financial system, the power of fear in politics and the American understanding of what democracy means when applied to other people in other countries. LeBlanc finds even more dirt on Rivera, but Jane tells her to focus everything on finding dirt on Castillo. Our Brand Is Crisis. Its nun versus AI in Damon Lindelofs new series. That's true even in "Our Brand Is Crisis," a . Finally, she meets with Castillo for their first conversation. Um, yes. Plot out uproarious long-shot tricks against his opponents that always seem to work out even better than hoped? It already has. Some said it was staunchly communist. [10] On October 13, 2014, Participant Media announced that they would co-finance the film with Warner, while Jeffrey Skoll and Jonathan King would executive produce, along with Bullock and Stuart M. The study of crisis management originated with large-scale industrial and environmental disasters in the 1980s. 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.. The women of, Sam Levinson and the Weeknd Allegedly Turned, Theres No Red Button You Can Push to Stop. We just want to dive into a pool without having to hold onto our bottoms. But the fact that it wants to also squeeze in a redemptive tale is completely at odds with the work the protagonist is doing. Several candidates separate the two. He resides in Atlanta with his wife and their dog Jack. This Friday, Sandra Bullock assumes the role in Our Brand Is Crisis, a mostly satirical take on a 2005 documentary of the same name about American political consultants conquest of a Bolivian election. [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. Maybe, kinda. A shame, then, that the movie loses its cynical nerve with an utterly phoney finale that ties itself up in conscientious knots. 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. Since The War Room, the omnipotent, omniscient celebrity political consultant has been portrayed again and again. 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. 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. He calls the police and Jane is seen slapping an officer. In 2002, Bolivian politician Pedro Gallo hires American James Carville's political consulting firm, Greenberg Carville Shrum, to help him win the 2002 Bolivian presidential election. And even hes not even that close. In her eyes, her job is done. The police arrive and the demonstration quickly turns into a riot. Their main tactic is to emphasize the many problems of the economy and present Castillo as the solution. There are very occasional crude sexual references. Jane expresses to Ben that she still gets nauseous whenever she sees Castillo. Smoke too much? Instead, both end up outside of their hotel rooms so they can see each other. Digital rental or purchase allows you to instantly stream and download to watch anywhere and anytime on your favorite devices. She then asks who knows English and only a handful of people raise their hands, so LeBlanc must translate. She insists Castillo express regret, but not to apologize. 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) January 14, 2016. She spends the night in jail. The interviewer says she's been known by many names, most notably "Calamity Jane". Directed by David Gordon Green. They make big promises that mean jack shit. Getting hurt is unavoidable, she tells him. 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. She is unable to breath and is using an oxygen mask on the car ride to campaign headquarters. Goni fled the country five days later, and now lives in exile in the U.S., which has refused to extradite him to Bolivia to face trial for extrajudicial killings and other crimes against humanity. Its only when the camera is on top of him that we see the pool of blood. We root for Jane to win and feel guilty for caring more about the game than the country. 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. There's only one wrong in this, only one, and that is losing!". You want to know how the Janes of the world happen. Some said it was insightful. Sometimes its both, as in Kathy Bates sharp-tongued, soft-hearted adviser in Primary Colors. "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. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Candy says he will be going to overseas for a British campaign. OUR BRAND IS CRISIS NOTE: This spoiler was submitted by Jason The film starts with Jane Bodine (Sandra Bullock) being interviewed. 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. The last movie I reviewed was Burnt, which was called a comedy by many, but I found it not to be a comedy at alljust a drama with occasional humor. But the fact that it wants to also squeeze in a redemptive tale. Another screenshot shows Castillo has 10% to Riveras 39% with 80 days until election day. As one of his first moves as president, Morales unilaterally reversed the terms of Bolivias natural gas contracts with foreign corporations: Instead of the investors getting 82 percent of the profits and the Bolivian state getting 18 percent, it was suddenly the other way around. Jane Bodine (Sandra Bullock) is a brilliant strategist, pulse reader and marketing mind. The 2005 Our Brand Is Crisis was the second documentary about Carvilles political work, following 1993s The War Room, in addition to Carvilles dramatic acting rsumand cable news career. We get on Janes adrenaline kick when she wins, but the movie rarely questions the deeper ramifications of her actions. She quotes, It may be alright to have a power that is based on guns. He is a crook. "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. In the city, Eddie is hanging Castillo posters. Yes, this is a movie where a diabolical character is given the surname Candy, and what can you really say? A bus race ensues around dangerous bends and cliffs. Eddie replies, what about you? Copyright 2023 Salon.com, LLC. Jane suggests that Castillo reveal everything that could be used against him, but he refuses. Jane says that Pat Candy is behind the fliers. Negative ads are now running for Castillos campaign. 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. You\'ll receive the next newsletter in your inbox. The cinematic trope has retroactively kept a light on devilish George H.W. 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. 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. Thats the problem with focusing a story on the diabolical strategist, the one mythical figure in this godforsaken political system whos got it all figured out. 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. The next scene shows the state department giving an anti-cocaine speech, which will help Volasco. She can quote appropriate nuggets of wisdom from Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" and from the world's leaders and thinkers. Eddie and his brothers join the protests and are shouting angry chants. Know how the Janes of the people and be seen as one of the world happen Jane moons Rivera! 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