I saw it today and absolutely loved it. Then again if it involves sex, politics, and Tom Hanks I'm bound to love it.
Let me preface this by saying I have never liked Julia Roberts, I don't know why, but she just rubs me the wrong way and something about her irritates me
Anyway, the movie was great. If you liked West Wing, you're going to love this movie. Tom Hanks does a spectacular job as usual (I'd be his congressional aide any day
), and so does Philip Seymour Hoffman. Whenever the two of them are interacting, it's flawless.
Julia Roberts as usual annoys me, but her character is meant to be that way and my parents who are non-biased towards her thought she did an excellent job as well.
I have my favorite scenes and lines, but I'll save those until more people have seen the movie. Just briefly: "That's a thick door!" and the visit to a refugee camp are two (VERY different) parts that will really jump out.
I'll say this: It lived up to my expectations, but did not exceed them (though my expectations were already high). I doubt you will be disappointed.