Our Brand Is Crisis

2015
R
1h 47m

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

23K

YOUR RATING

A Bolivian presidential candidate failing badly in the polls enlists the firepower of an elite American management team, led by the deeply damaged but still brilliant strategist "Calamity" Jane Bodine. In self-imposed retirement following a scandal that earned her nickname and rocked her to her core, Jane is coaxed back into the game for the chance to beat her professional nemesis, the loathsome Pat Candy, now coaching the opposition. But as Candy zeroes in on every vulnerability -- both on and off the campaign trail -- Jane is plunged into a personal crisis as intense as the one her team exploits nationally to boost their numbers.

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Political Drama Comedy Drama

A battle-hardened American political consultant is sent to help re-elect a controversial president in Bolivia, where she must compete with a long-term rival working for another candidate.A battle-hardened American political consultant is sent to help re-elect a controversial president in Bolivia, where she must compete with a long-term rival working for another candidate.A battle-hardened American political consultant is sent to help re-elect a controversial president in Bolivia, where she must compete with a long-term rival working for another candidate.

Director
- David Gordon Green
Writers
- Rachel Boynton
- Peter Straughan
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.1/10

23K

YOUR RATING

Director
- David Gordon Green
Writers
- Rachel Boynton
- Peter Straughan
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations

Trivia
During the first 2 minutes of the film - during Jane's interview - a b&w still photo of Sandra Bullock from her film The Net (1995) is briefly shown to depict Jane in the early days of her career.

Goofs
When the characters speak in Spanish, most of them have Mexican accents (including and most obviously Eduardo Camacho.) No real Bolivian accents are heard in the movie.

Quotes
Jane: That's the world, that's politics. That's how it works. It starts out with big promises and ends up with jackshit happening. But like the man said: "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal."

Connections
Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Sandra Bullock/Rod Stewart (2015)

Soundtracks
I'd Love to Change the World
Written by Alvin Lee
Performed by Ten Years After
Courtesy of Parlophone Records Ltd
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

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Review

Featured review

6/10

needs to be darker

Political consultant Jane Bodine (Sandra Bullock) had a mental breakdown and lives in seclusion. Nell (Ann Dowd), Buckley (Scoot McNairy), and Ben (Anthony Mackie) hire her to consult on the failing campaign of Pedro Castillo (Joaquim de Almeida) as Bolivian President. He is a former leader who instigated harsh tactics and politics. She discovers old foe Pat Candy (Billy Bob Thornton) is running the leading candidate's campaign. She brings in LeBlanc (Zoe Kazan) to do opposition research.

This movie wants to be a powerful statement against politics but is also trying to be a silly comedy. The fact that it's dealing with realistic world politics means that it needs to be more vicious. It needs to be darker. It needs to hit harder. The charismatic Bullock is stuck in no-woman's land. She is still compelling and fun although fun is not necessarily the needed adjective.