In the loop

This UK Comedy follows a particularly hapless minister of parliment as his speaking mistakes (and general cluelessnes) end up putting him in the middle of a run up to an unidentified invasion (that is obviously Iraq). The film goes back and forth between London and Washington as the situation gets increasingly insane and it becomes obvious that the truth isn't really that important when it comes to starting a war. I don't really want to get into the larger political satire because even though its funny its the least interesting part of the film. Where the film excels is in its portrayal of bureaucracy and how most of its members are myopically focused on keeping their jobs with no real regard to the consequences of their actions. It similar to The Office in the sense that the humor is derived from the basic malaise of people stuck in job's they really don't like. Of course what really helps is that the dialogue is freaking hilarious. The script exhibits some of the most creative use of profanity I've ever heard (really, to paraphrase A Christmas story, a tapestry of vulgarity is woven that is stunning in its intircateness), and rather than refer to each other by name all of the characters use increasingly insulting nicknames. The most entertaining purveyor of this by far is the character played by Peter Capaldi. He's like Sawyer from Lost crossed with Denis Leary, in that he constantly belittles and attacks every around him with increasing amounts venom. Anyway In the Loop is worth seeing for the dialogue alone, and I'll finish by leaving you with a few choice bits (warning this may be offensive to individuals who find copious amounts of profanity offensive):

"Climbing the mountain of conflict"? You sounded like a Nazi Julie Andrews!

You know they're all kids in Washington? It's like Bugsy Malone, but with real guns.

You think that's his real name? Iceman? To Mr. and Mrs. Man, a son... Ice?

Oh, great. Meeting my constituents. It's like being Simon Cowell, only without the ability to say, "Fuck off, you're mental".

I can't stand to see a woman bleed from the mouth. It reminds me of that Country & Western music which I cannot abide.

SHUT IT, Love Actually! You want me to hole-punch your face?

You're like the woman from The Omen. You've given birth to a demon, and now it's gonna kill you.

Was it you, the baby from Eraserhead?
Then it must have been you, the woman from The Crying Game.

Oh, you know me, Malc. Kid gloves... but made from real kids. Right, Butch and Gaydance, this wall story is playing badly. There's a cartoon of you in here as a walrus.

Hey, you! Ron Weasley, you do it.

Well, I don't want to be accused of micro-managing, but I cannot understand why "I Heart Huckabees" is on a list of DVDs considered suitable for armed-forces entertainment. That self-indulgent crap is not suitable for combat troops. [Ed Note: I disagree]

Its even better in context.