For Jessica Chastain there’s a constant trait found in her best roles: the characters she plays are obsessives. I was hired to win.” From the outset of Miss Sloane, first-time screenwriter Jonathan Perera establishes Sloane as a fighter with laser like focus on her prize. Months before being called before the Senate, Sloane fed off her reputation as one of the most powerful players behind the scenes in Washington. That central performance makes Miss Sloane compulsively watchable even as Perera’s script grows increasingly ludicrous in its final stretch (the film runs an unwieldy 132 minutes). Chastain single handedly prevents it all from veering off the rails by dominating Miss Sloane with her forceful presence.

Source: The Guardian November 12, 2016 07:33 UTC