All the Kings Men, starring Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Sean Penn and Anthony Hopkins is a movie about both the bright and dark side of politics. Maybe more about the bright and dark side of wanting to help others for our own gains. It is built on a true story about a governor from Louisianna that probably would have become the president if he wouldn´t have been assasinated.
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Check out the preview from You Tube  (picture from columbia pictures)
The set is great and camera angles and lighting sets the mood for scenes perfectly. There are som great monologes and the actors are convincing. Sean Penn shows once again what a great actor he is.
The story is multifacetted where all the good guys are also bad and all the bad guys are also good. Not so black and white as many superhero, action movies seem to be.
I recommend watching the special features where they talk about the true person portrait in the movie. He really did a lot of good for the poor and those who were outside the educational system. He left behind a legacy though hated by many.