The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009) Movie Reviews

Snoogans 11/07/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
2.5/4 

I liked the inspired and goofy moments.

Gabe 10/18/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
3/4 

I got to admit, I was thinking that this was going to be similar to a Cohen Brother's film. It was, but not necassaryily in a good way. For this movie to have the great actors that it does, I thought Clooney and McGregor were the only ones that even remotely stood out. Bridges and Spacey mailed it in. The movie itself, though quirky just didn't quite feel right. I expected better out of this cast. Still good, but definately not great. Rent this, don't buy it. It's a good popcorn flick, but not much more.

dukeakasmudge 08/24/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
2/4 

Had a couple funny moments here & there but nothing really special

Chris Kavan 06/20/2010 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
3/4 

You've got to love psychic hippies who call themselves Jedi. A perfectly-cast film that had me laughing plenty - only a weak ending keeps this from being a true classic.

patjohnson76 05/29/2010 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
1.5/4 

A very very strange movie, that's nothing at all like it was advertised, which is understandable because if it was advertised as it truly is, nobody would want to see it. Nonsensical, slow, and boring despite a great cast. After an hour I was still wondering what was going on, and the end didn't help any at all. Not sure what they were going for here.

Filmhog 05/06/2010 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
2/4 

This film certainly wasn't horrible. It was simply, as the FilmCrave official 2-star definition says, "just so-so." I was expecting a cross between "Charlie Wilson's War" and "The Informant!", and this one just didn't measure up.

sapien 04/24/2010 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
3/4 

This movie was hilarious! They picked the perfect people to play the roles.

phantom 11/22/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
3/4 

I'm sure it's not everyone's cup of tea, I thought it was great. don't go if you're expecting logic. I would describe this movie as zany. And the greatest thing is, it's based on a true story. My only real problem with it is Stephen Root is introduced at the beginning as a vet from this crazy army group, then in later flashbacks he doesn't appear.

PsychoKing1227 11/13/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
3.5/4 

"The Men Who Stare At Goats" was hysterical! One of the best casts assembled brings to light one of the most fascinating true stories told in recent modern history. The government funding a program that uses psychics in the United States Defense...incredible! George Clooney is great as usual, as is Ewan McGregor. Jeff Bridges is brilliant, though I really can't stand his voice. But the best performance was by Kevin Spacey who was both sinister and hilarous! A great must-see movie!