The Special Relationship (2010 TV Movie)
9/10
The Special Relationship-It's Friendship All Right ***1/2
29 May 2010
Warning: Spoilers
Dennis Quaid and Mr. Sheen are excellent in the roles of Clinton and Tony Blair respectively.

This starts out as Blair being a novice, and quite "nerdy." He looks for Clinton to be a mentor to him. Both are basically liberal and they want to change society from the right that has dominated both countries.

It is the Sheen character that really matures as the film goes on. He takes the command regarding Kosovo and comes to Clinton's aid during the Monica Lewinsky scandal.

I question the performance of Hope Davis as Hillary Clinton here. While it is true that Hillary has been depicted for her rather cold veneer, Davis seems to miss the mark. It is only when she is senator-elect that she embodies Hillary Clinton.

The woman playing Cherie Blair is excellent.

There is a good taste of history in this film with the peace efforts in Ireland between Sinn Fein and the IRA.

With the style change of a George W. Bush, the film ends, but we have to remember that Blair was an ardent support of Bush's policy is Iraq.
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