Journal Entry for Sunday, Oct 23rd

The Ides of March Thought I would use today’s post to talk about one of the two movies that we took in while vacationing in Laughlin last week - The Ides of March. The story takes place during the frantic last days of a heavily contested presidential primary. Up-and-coming campaign press secretary (played by Ryan Gosling) finds himself involved in a political scandal that threatens to upend his candidate's shot at the presidency. Though not exactly a revelatory story, it is a supremely well-acted drama. Though we both like George Clooney, Ryan Gosling was excellent in his part as the Governor’s press secretary. Some reviewers noted that it “moves at a calm, confident clip”, we both referred to it as just “slow paced”. We only give it 3-1/2 Stars.