Charlize Theron is the U. S. Secretary of State, about to embark on a presidential run with the blessing of President Bob Odenkirk. She's looking for a speechwriter when she happens to run into journalist Seth Rogan, who has just resigned from his alternative newspaper because it was bought by right-wing billionaire Gollum --- I mean Andy Serkis. It turns out they grew up as next-door neighbors and she used to watch him. She gives him a shot and a lot of the usual romcom tropes eventuate.... along with the sort of political fantasy that assumes that Hillary Clinton was hot, kind, forty years younger, had a sense of humor and showed some sign about caring. And that Brooklyn is within the Washington D. C. Beltway. Cute.
If it works, it's because of Miss Theron. She has a straightforward style of behavior that made her performance here very funny; it also worked well in A MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN THE WEST, and contrasts nicely with Rogan's mild hysteria. Odenkirk is also very funny as the President.
If it works, it's because of Miss Theron. She has a straightforward style of behavior that made her performance here very funny; it also worked well in A MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN THE WEST, and contrasts nicely with Rogan's mild hysteria. Odenkirk is also very funny as the President.