aaron sorking raise the same question a shakespeare do or do . how could they possibly know so much about the inner working of palace life . here like in the west wing and sorkin open surprising door that be hardly a shock but seem ton confirm our bad fear . everything be so casual and at the same time so directly responsible for so many people life . a puffy tom hank tell u one way or another that thing can be manipulate with semi pure intention but without weigh the consequence and julia robert in a blond southern hairdo remind u of the power harbor in the sideline . the subject be serious but the treatment be light and intelligent but light . philip seymour hoffman and a the invisible middle man and steal every scene he be in and just like charles laughton do in every movie he be in . the dialogue be fast but not fast enough for u not to catch up and discover that this be not an ordinary comedy . the seemingly casual pace fill with stroke of wit and provocation grant another badge of honor in the mike nichol collection .