Our Brand is Crisis

Our Brand is Crisis

Rating 4 out of 10

I thought this movie looked entertaining when I saw the trailer.  Great cast.  Sandra Bullock and Billy Bob Thornton.  There were several funny clips in the trailer.  Looked forward to seeing it.  Then it opened to terrible reviews and quickly faded.  Out of town for work and rain that kept me from working and this was the only movie out for me to see.

The movie is about a fading political consultant (Bullock) that is brought into a losing campaign in Bolivia.  The candidate's current advisors figure it can't hurt to bring her in .  Either she would help them win or give them someone to blame if they lose.  The consultant for the leading candidate is her long time nemesis (Thornton) whom she can never seem to beat.

The movie starts off interesting and funny as Bullock and Thornton lock horns and play dirty tricks on each other.  About an hour into the hour and forty eight minute movie mark the movie decides to take itself way too seriously.  It quits being funny and turns into a boring political movie where if the wrong guy wins the election the whole country will fall into despair.  It just falls off a cliff.

I was thinking all those reviewers on www.rottentomatoes.com got it wrong.  It was better than I thought it was going to be.  Then I understood and was wanting it to hurry up an end.

I wouldn't even bother renting this.  Feel free if you are a big Sandra Bullock fan.