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- First reviewJuly 4, 2008
- Last reviewDecember 7, 2009
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Smart and funny; Good, not great
PostedDecember 7, 2009
baldzenman
from Kensington, MD
This was worth seeing. Clooney, Bridges, and Spacey were predictably excellent; McGregor less so. The subject matter was fun, bizarre, and the writing good. Nobody will win an academy award for this, but it provided 90 minutes of good entertainment on a Sunday afternoon.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Loving the Coens
PostedOctober 4, 2008
baldzenman
from Kensington, MD
If you generally like the quirky stick-with-you humor of the Coen boys, you'll love this movie. Don't worry about the plot - just know that incompetence and improbability are swirled in with betrayal (of love and country) and an occasional senseless killing, leading us through the halls of the CIA, Russian embassy and bike paths of DC. While very little of it makes sense, one can nonetheless follow the story. And Malkovich, Clooney, Pitt, and McDormand hit exactly the right notes.
The moral of this bizarre tale? The CIA official watching this tragi-comedy from afar sums it up best:
"What have we learned? Not to do it again, I guess. But what did we do?"
The moral of this bizarre tale? The CIA official watching this tragi-comedy from afar sums it up best:
"What have we learned? Not to do it again, I guess. But what did we do?"
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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For my teenage boys, inner and otherwise
PostedJuly 4, 2008
baldzenman
from Kensington, MD
This is a perfect movie for teenage boys, including me (I'm over 50). I grew up with superhero comic books, love Will Smith, and can look at Cherize Theron all day long. The anti-hero bent of Hancock works well for me, too (never liked Superman).
Mature women will be disappointed, except at seeing their teenage boys of all ages so thoroughly entertained.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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