Quartile rating: 8/10 · 1 rating
An ambitious lobbyist faces off against the powerful gun lobby in an attempt to pass gun control legislation.
Miss Sloane is a tightly wound political thriller driven by a razor-sharp script and Jessica Chastain's ferociously committed performance as the morally complex Elizabeth Sloane. The plot is intricate and propulsive, with clever twists that hold up on reflection. Chastain elevates every scene and anchors what could have been a didactic issue film into something genuinely gripping. The ending delivers a satisfying and cleverly constructed payoff that recontextualizes earlier events. Cinematography is competent but unremarkable — functional rather than visually distinctive. Novelty is solid but not exceptional; the lobbyist-as-protagonist angle is fresh, but the Washington political thriller framework is well-worn territory.