Downhill never makes much of an impact as it moves from one mildly amusing cringe-comedy set piece to the next.
The film is an aimless, albeit sometimes funny, chronicle of absurd behavior and government ineptitude.
The film is part ironic farce, part politicized treatise, and mostly a snooze.
Armando Iannucci’s debut feature In The Loop carries on the staggering comedic traditions of its source material.