Not content to be a dependable K Street bagman and Tom DeLay’s best pal, Abramoff and his right-hand man, Michael Scanlon (Barry Pepper), set their sights on a gambling empire, partnering with Indian tribes and criminally over-billing them for lobbying services rendered. It’s clear right from the first scene, in which Spacey delivers his opening lines to his reflection in a restroom mirror, that Hickenlooper and screenwriter Norman Snider have every intention of weaving a healthy satirical element into the fact-based storytelling.

Kevin Spacey Receives Standing Ovation at Oxford University Lecture on Cancel Culture