It's easier to change what your party stands for than what the people want.

The Special Relationship is the story of Blair and Clinton -- a certain movement in the global political realms that appeared to be putting parties with similar agendas in power.

Blair elevated himself to special relationship by taking a rescuing stand by Clinton at the beginning of the Monica Lewinski scandal, despite Clinton's existing history as a prevaricator and sexual predator.

The difficulty with biographical/ historical films such as this transatlantic venture (BBC and HBO) is giving the film a dramatic story arc.

The Special Relationship takes us on a walk through a period of history encompassing Clinton's Teflon-like survival, Hilary's rise to power in her own right (if not in her own name!), and the racially-motivated atrocities in Cosovo.

Despite the dramatic doings in the world, The Special Relationship is still a film where people sit around talking. They talk in offices, in bathrooms, in toilets, on the golf course, and in aeroplanes, but they are still talking about decisions to act.

Competently told, though desultory, this film ends before (the fictional) The Ghost Writer begins. Between the two films we see the beginning and the possible consequences of special relationships.

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