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The Men Who Stare at Goats

2009

Grant Heslov

George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges ...

5.4

29,378

Comedy In a comedic look at real life events that are almost too bizarre to believe, a reporter discovers a top-secret wing of the U.S. military when he accompanies an enigmatic Special Forces operator on a mind-boggling mission. Reporter Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor) is in search of his next big story when he encounters Lyn Cassady (George Clooney), a shadowy figure who claims to be part of an experimental U.S. military unit. According to ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Derek Elley Variety	"A superbly written loony-tunes satire, played by a tony cast at the top of its game. (...) upscale liberal movie-making with a populist touch, in Coen brothers style."	POS
United States	Joe Morgenstern The Wall Street Journal	"You may wonder if this screen version of the book of the same name is as unfunny and strangely mushy as it seems, but trust your instincts"	NEG
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"Everyone involved seems to have had a pretty good time, but this one looks like it was more fun to make than it is to watch"	NEG
United States	Kyle Smith New York Post	"Heslov directs for the first time in a career that, I pray, will consist of one movie"	NEG
United States	Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"Likable, lightweight, absurdist comedy".	POS

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