Total FilmClooney and Gosling will poll well in this sleek peek at how politicians really get elected, staged with a smart nod to the ...
Salon ArtsIt's another step in the intriguing mid-career reinvention of one of Hollywood's shrewdest stars.
New York MagazineIt's tempting to praise The Ides of March as a realistic depiction of how low we've sunk. But that would mean accepting the ...
Richard Roeper"The Ides of March" is pitch perfect as we see the high-stakes gamesmanship involved in presidential campaigns.
The Boston Globe"The Ides of March'' rests its moral outrage on a rickety podium of glibness and coincidence. It passes the character test, ...
The New York TimesSomehow, the film is missing both adrenaline and gravity, notwithstanding some frantic early moments and a late swerve towar...
The Philadelphia InquirerThe Ides of March wields its searchlight over our political landscape and finds a battlefield: a bloody ground of cynicism a...
New York Daily NewsClooney is perfectly cast as a charmer with a dark edge, and Giamatti and Hoffman are excellent as two sides of the same tar...
Rolling StoneThe Ides of March is a pulse-racing thriller that hits where it hurts. Clooney's performance is exceptional and Gosling is t...
Los Angeles TimesEven though all the supporting elements of a superior film are here, the actual plot that everything is at the service of is...
Wall Street JournalThe problem is that the news the story brings may be perfectly accurate, but it isn't particularly original, and it's certai...
SlateBeware The Ides of March. This slick political thriller, the fourth directorial effort of the velvet-voiced heartthrob and a...
USA TodayClooney has a keen eye for a good story. With this, his fourth turn as a director, he has chosen wisely.
San Francisco ChronicleAlmost a political drama of the caliber of Gore Vidal's "The Best Man," but it's not quite. However, it is the movie to reco...
Washington PostClooney does a good job opening up the ideas Willimon first explored onstage, but the result is still a pessimistic truth so...
New York PostSmart and solidly entertaining, thanks to one of the year's top ensemble casts working at the top of its game.
Chicago Sun-Times"The Ides of March" tells me something I already knew: that the experience of running an American political campaign is crus...
ReelViewsThe Ides of March illustrates the universally acknowledged truism that nothing can corrupt idealism more completely than pol...
Entertainment WeeklyThe Ides of March isn't profound, but it sure is provocative. It's a fable of moral urgency, a savvy lament, and a thriller ...
Film School Rejects…the aforementioned performances belong in a better movie. Gosling is tepid, and the ending packs absolutely no punch. The t...
E! OnlineThere's much to recommend, starting with the top level acting by Gosling, Clooney, Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Paul Giamatti...
Film FractureThe Ides of March is a taut political thriller; at first it seems the film is going to be about loyalty and honor, but once ...
ColliderWhen I walked out of The Ides of March, I felt it was good, but that the movie contradicted itself.
Hollywood ReporterPoised between politics and thriller, this morality tale from Clooney & Co. is illuminated by a terrific ensemble cast.
Black Sheep ReviewsClooney may not be ready to run for president but he gets my vote for being a top notch director.
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Partial Film Information
Director: George Clooney
Writer: George Clooney
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Cast: Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Release: October 7, 2011
Writer: George Clooney
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Cast: Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Release: October 7, 2011
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