Game Change (2012)

Directed by

Jay Roach

Genre

drama film, biographical film, drama fiction

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 347 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film covers the 2008 presidential campaign of John McCain and focuses on the selection and performance of his running mate Sarah Palin. It shows how the campaign's senior strategist Steve Schmidt reflects on their ultimately unsuccessful run.

tensedramaticbehind-the-scenesunsettlingpoliticalfast-pacedcharacter-drivenseriousintense

What happens

Game Change is a 2012 American political drama television film based on events of the 2008 United States presidential election campaign of John McCain, directed by Jay Roach and written by Danny Strong, based on the 2010 book of the same title documenting the campaign by political journalists Mark Halperin and John Heilemann. The film stars Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson, and Ed Harris, and focuses on the chapters about the selection and performance of Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin (Moore) as running mate to Senator John McCain (Harris) in the presidential campaign. The plot features a 2010 interview of the campaign's senior strategist Steve Schmidt (Harrelson), using flashbacks to portray McCain and Palin during their ultimately unsuccessful campaign. The film aired on HBO on March 10, 2012. It was well received by critics, with Moore's portrayal of Palin garnering praise. Schmidt praised the film, while Palin and McCain both stated they had no intention of seeing it. Alessandra Stanley of The New York Times described Moore's depiction of Palin as "a sharp-edged but not unsympathetic portrait of a flawed heroine, colored more in pity than in admiration." Game Change has earned many awards, including a Critics' Choice Television Award, a Directors Guild of America Award, a Golden Nymph Award, three Golden Globe Awards, a Producers Guild of America Award, five Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Writers Guild of America Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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