Miss Sloane (2016)

Political procedural which I thought was pretty dull at first, but picks up nicely in the second half and turns out to have been very well constructed. Jessica Chastain pretty much caries the whole film, it wouldn't have worked with an actress of lesser caliber. The plot concerns the political battle over passage of a divisive (and never much elaborated upon) gun control measure, with Chastain playing a high profile lobbyist originally approached to fight against it, who switches firms in order to fight for it. Think what you will about gun control the issue is more or less a McGuffin to push the plot along, if you can sit through a mostly boring first half you might be pleased with the resolution. **1/2