State lieutenant governor Ella McCay (Emma Mackey) was idealistically ready to step in and finish the last year in the term of her early-retiring boss (Albert Brooks). The reins and the spotlight, though, would prove an uphill grind when coupled by drama within her problematic family and a scandalous betrayal by her husband (Jack Lowden). Writer-director James L. Brooks' charged comedy-drama also stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Woody Harrelson, Rebecca Hall, Kumail Nanjiani, Ayo Edibiri, Julie Kavner. 115 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.