4 stars out of 5 -- "It's really about ethics and values, loyalty and betrayal, ego and hubris....George Clooney is making movies that will stand the test of time..."
Total Film - Neil Smith (11/01/2011)
"Clooney certainly brings out the best in his actors...he has an uncanny sense of how to uncork a scene and let it bubble and flow." -- Grade: A-
Entertainment Weekly - Owen Gleiberman (10/14/2011)
3.5 stars out of 4 -- "[A] big, bruisingly funny moral fable etched in acid....THE IDES OF MARCH hits where it hurts."
Rolling Stone - Peter Travers (10/13/2011)
3 stars out of 5 -- "The demanding pace of IDES is part of the film's power. Energy is high and the information is dense."
Box Office - Sara Vizcarrondo (09/10/2011)
"The dialogue is smart and focused, and as a director Clooney has encouraged his cast to really tear into it."
Los Angeles Times - Kenneth Turan (10/07/2011)
3 stars out of 4 -- "The movie's strength is in the acting, with Gosling once again playing a character with an insistent presence....Clooney the director brings his actor's experience to the job and attends closely to performance."
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (10/05/2011)
4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his is Gosling's moment. It feels like we're watching an actor at a tipping point in his career, about to make the jump from talked-about cult favorite to talked-about movie star."
Uncut - Michael Bonner (11/01/2011)
"George Clooney's THE IDES OF MARCH is an actors' movie, a picture that gives performers some provocative things to do..."
Movieline - Stephanie Zacharek (10/06/2011)
"[T]his is a handsome, intelligently written movie that never feels like a filmed play....Clooney directs with assurance and a welcome absence of flashy camerawork..."
Sight and Sound - Philip Kemp (11/01/2011)