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Movie Review - “The Men Who Stare At Goats”

Movie - Stare at Goats
REVIEW: This movie is way too shallow to be a good satire and is definitely not funny enough to be a comedy.  It is really just a silly absurdist movie trying to pass for an antiwar film. It was so bad that we both almost walked out on it. If it had been any longer than 90 minutes, I truly think we would have. One of the worst movies we have ever seen. Because we didn’t walk out I guess we’re forced to give it [1-Star]


SYNOPSIS: When a journalist, Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor), meets the mysterious Lyn Cassady (George Clooney), he stumbles on the true story of how the US Army created a special unit of new-age warriors, trained to use such psychic powers as mind-reading, walking through walls and killing goats just by staring at them. Hilarious! Bizarre! Unbelievable? No, not really. For starters, the film’s opening disclaimer, that more of this is true than you’d believe, makes you wonder: well, how much is true? Fearing that facts might spoil the fun, Peter Straughan’s screenplay evades such awkward questions. Meanwhile, performances are disappointing. Clooney with a clipped moustache is always a mistake, and Jeff Bridges is in The Big Lebowski mode again.

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