Miss Sloane

This is what I'm talking about: a female-driven drama about the gun lobby starring Jessica Chastain in full flame.

All we learn from Miss Sloane is what we already knew: D.C. is debased, but Hollywood is obtuse, and this country needs a better class of political fantasy.

Miss Sloane has a narrative momentum that is hard to wholly resist. It's absurd. But it's never boring.

Hard to root for but mesmerising to watch, Sloane is expertly portrayed by Chastain in this dialogue-heavy lobbyist thriller that should please fans of both actor and genre.

It's a towering, armour-plated performance.

Elizabeth Sloane's a real piece of work - and so is this film.

Jessica Chastain's commanding performance is a chilling indictment of capital corruption. This is flamboyant fiction that mirrors fact.

Do you like twists? Because there are about seven of them in the last 20 minutes or so here!

One of the very best films of the year.

...the film's depiction of greed and malfeasance in the political arena, sharp and grim as it is, is largely superficial and falls far short of a much more advanced and dangerous reality.