It's one of the better roles that he's had over recent years and he makes the most of it. It's also a role that allows him to give a few of the cocksure Spacey rants that we have become accustomed to. This is a role where he is given a bit of leeway to show a couple of them Al Pacino, Ronald Regan and Bill Clinton among others. If you've ever seen Kevin Spacey get interviewed then you'll know that he has an ability to do impressions. Abramoff is highly ambitious and lacks morals and that's exactly what leads to his conviction on charges of conspiracy and mail fraud and the downfall of many politicians who were happy to do business with him. He also sets up an illegal chain of offshore casinos that involve gangsters and eventual murder. Along with partner Michael Scanlon (Barry Pepper), he decides to lobby a casino for a Native American tribe, stealing millions from them in the process. He also happens to be a lobbyist who wields a lot of influence with politicians and businessmen.
Jack Abramoff (Kevin Spacey) is a self proclaimed family man, Republican and devout Jew. His abilities in delving into true murky situations are also reflected in this account of a 2006 Washington D.C. He is probably better known for 'Hearts Of Darkness: A Filmmakers Apocalypse' where he brilliantly documented the trouble that Francis Ford Coppola had in making 'Apocalypse Now'. Throughout his career, director George Hickenlooper would switch from documentaries to feature films.
