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Tom Cruise
Robert Redford
Meryl Streep
Michael Pena
Derek Luke
Andrew Garfield

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A journalist, congressman, and professor get involved with a story surround two Army Rangers injured in Afghanistan while rumors, spin, and truths fly.

07/13/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Smart with Words

I thought this was an articulate film even though I didn't learn much from it. I guess it also helped that it shared my point of view about the war since I didn't really want to think because I saw it around one o'clock in the morning. There are three intertwining stories but I think only two worked: the first is Tom Cruise and Meryl Streep's chess-like interview and the second is Robert Redford and Andrew Garfield's conversation about unused potential. The bit about the war was too loud and preachy, whereas the other two are quiet but smart with words. Unsurprisingly, for me, Meryl Streep stole the show because she's elegant even though she's not trying. Every little sneer or scoff says a lot and it was deeply fascinating. Andrew Garfield was engaging as well because I could relate to hi...

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3/4 

05/22/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Good idea, with poor direction. Sorry Red...

Mediocre at best. This film does aim high, and brings up some interesting points and views, but not a whole lot that most intelligent Americans (which this is definitely the key demographic for this movie) don't already know. Performances are good, with Streep showing the best performance by far. This movie wants to be a hard-hitting action film or a question raising think-piece, but it falls short into the category of boring, mediocre political drama.

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2/4 

11/14/2007 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Redford’s Wordy but Goodhearted War-time Sermon "L

A wordy and passionate lecture on the uncertain nature of our current involvement with the Middle East, “Lions for Lambs” focuses on some who have the potential to make a difference: young passionate minds, the media, and the government.

A political science professor (Robert Redford) at a California University challenges one of his smart-but-slacker student’s disinterest regarding academics, politics, and the war in Iraq. This typical California college student has smart and bold opinions, but he prefers to scream in silent protest while pursuing his career in the rat-race of America.

This jaded complacency is contrasted with the hopeful and active idealism of two of the professor’s former students, Arian (Derek Luke, “Glory Road”) and Ernest (Michael Peña, “Shooter”), who, in respo...

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2.5/4 

11/13/2007 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

If we had bothered to connect the dots...

Having just left the theatre from watching this, it's hard to know what to say. This film takes a look at the Iraq War and War on Terror from several angles - government, military, media, citizens, etc. When it concludes you're not likely to leave the theatre with a great feeling, but a realization of how society feels toward today's current events. I sat in my seat for most of the credits a little numb from what I saw. It's chief purpose is to make you think first, entertain second. It accompishes both with a good message and strong cast. I particularly liked the scenes between Tom Cruise and Meryl Streep as they play a verbal ping-pong of sorts in their conversation.

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3/4