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Overall Rank: |
1108 |
Avg. Rating: |
2.71/4 |
# of Ratings: |
104 |
Genres: |
War, Drama |
Rating: |
PG-13 |
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English |
DVD Release: |
04/22/2008 |
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Director: |
Mike Nichols |
Actors: |
Julia Roberts
Tom Hanks
Rachel Nichols
Amy Adams
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Ned Beatty |
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Based on Congressman Wilson's relationship with Afghani's versus the Soviets and the current implications of his actions.
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Chris aka Tarkin 12/07/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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3/4 |
A nice political satire that works because the casting is brilliant and the timing for the story is right. It's not perfect, the comedy doesn't always work, but in the end, they still get a very serious point across. |
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10/02/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Great Film, Bad Book |
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So many people thought this film was boring. I didn't think so. I loved this film and thought Hoffman def deserved the Oscar for it. The book on the other hand. SUCKS! God, the book is mind numbing. It's written like a f****** history book. |
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3/4 |
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12/23/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Politics I can get behind |
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A movie based on politics but isn't always about the politics. A little bit of humor with a good cast of actors makes this definitely worth watching.
Oh, and I don't know why...but any movie with Soviets taking a beating gets a little extra boost in my book.
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3.5/4 |
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07/10/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Disappointing |
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I tried really hard to like this film but it just didn't work for me. All of the actors were good in their roles, especially Philip Seymour Hoffman but the tone of the movie was just too distracting. I thought this was going to be a pretty serious film, when it fact, it turned out to be a satirical comedy. I know this isn't about the Iraq war but one can't simply not relate it. Things about war that are serious to this day were kind of made fun of and it just didn't feel right. The good thing about it is that it's not too long and the performances are solid. Other than that, there's not much to recommend. I found that certain stories are all over the place; the ones that are interesting were set aside and the ones that could use more foundation were placed forward. If this film had been m... |
Rating of
2/4 |
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06/24/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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The war fought from the office |
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A political drama that glosses over so many important activities, shoehorning as much comedy and one-liners as it can; Hanks and especially Hoffman are suitable, but Roberts is miscast as a rich Texas gadfly and the script could've been more enlightening or biting. Final Grade: C |
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2/4 |
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