The cold-blooded skewering of the bizarre relationship between lobbyists and congressmen – as well as big tobacco and its dying customers – is dry, wry and hilariously offensive. It's also, if you can believe it, wholly life-affirming and beautiful.
When you tell the truth and laugh at it at the same time, that's what happens. What Bulworth and The Candidate did for electioneering and what Network did for the media, this does for politics as usual. And with Decision ‘06 a mere month away, this one's a must-see. Aaron Eckhart, Maria Bello, William H. Macy and J.K. Simmons, among others, star.
Extras: Cast/director commentary, deleted scenes, Charlie Rose cast/crew interview, two behind-the-scenes features.
Grade: A