The U.S, President has just been exposed in a sex scandal not long before the next election. Spin doctor Conrad Brean (Robert DeNiro) teaming up with Hollywood producer Stanley Motss (Dustin Hoffman) to fabricate a war, so as to distract the country from the president's sexual follies.
There are several badly handled leaps in the story and the movie lacked tension. The acting is pretty good, De Niro and Hoffman are reliable. Heche is outstanding and even Harrelson is fun to watch.
A great cast, a good story. Wag the Dog should have been a classic but it isn't. The satire in this movie is spot on but the writing just isn't strong enough and the production looks cheap.
There are several badly handled leaps in the story and the movie lacked tension. The acting is pretty good, De Niro and Hoffman are reliable. Heche is outstanding and even Harrelson is fun to watch.
A great cast, a good story. Wag the Dog should have been a classic but it isn't. The satire in this movie is spot on but the writing just isn't strong enough and the production looks cheap.