caeevans

I tuned in to this movie, as I thought it would be some nice, light entertainment with some quality actors, but what a mistake I made. It was just a poorly written, poorly acted, disjointed attempt of a formula movie. I guess that's what happens though when the need to produce content is put ahead of everything else. And what was with Lindsay Lohan's wardrobe - it was absolutely awful. It didn't suit her at all and I was actually starting to wonder whether she was pregnant and they were attempting to hide a baby bump. As a positive, there were some nice scenic shots, though I don't think there were actually any Irish people in the cast, except maybe the Irish dancers. It appears the writers believe that one can just walk into any Irish pub and find the locals dancing as if they'd just walked out of a Riverdance performance.

It could have been so much better, but just became annoying after a while owing to Keri Russell's character being so highly strung. There is no way in the real world that a person who behaved the way that her character behaved would still be employed, let alone be on a short list for VP. This is a TV show, so sure, it's not meant to be real, but her constant rants and insecurities became tiresome after a while. And then there was the crush on the British foreign secretary, which was written as if her character was 15.

I read one post that mentioned a series based on Sewell's character would be good, and I must admit that I agree with that.