In the Loop

You probably wouldn't want to spend three hours listening to Alan Partridge's drive-time radio broadcast, but this idiotic DJ delivers a solid 90 minutes of cinematic entertainment.

The performances are outstanding, and there are many laugh-out-loud moments as confirmed by the fact that I laughed out loud.

This alleged satire, which received four-star treatment from other critics, left me with a ho-hum and sorry feeling that I had wasted an evening seeing it.

Prepare yourself for an hour and a half of political farce made only funnier by the fact that these ludicrous actions and explanations all feel so terrifyingly plausible.

A durable, smartly-written assemblage of highly quotable material that will continue to be funny no matter how many times you see it.

A vicious satire with ice in its veins and poison in its fangs.

For all those still seething over the cynical manipulation and mendacity behind Bush and Blair's rush to war in Iraq, Armando Iannucci's blistering political satire In the Loop offers a measure of catharsis.

Hilarious political satire has very strong language.