"Men Who Stare at Goats" is a strange film that is loosely based on true events. It features an A-list cast of characters portrayed as United States Army soldiers that claim to have psychic and other paranormal. These abilities like invisibility, visions of things happening in far off places and other Jedi mind tricks are used by the US Military against foreign interests.
George Clooney, Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges and Ewan McGregor star in the film.
In spite of the powerful cast of actors and unorthodox script, some of which is supposedly 'true', I didn't find much to like in this film. It wasn't all that funny because it tried to hard to be funny. Perhaps with such odd subject matter, the film could have been played more straight up. A drier, more serious film could have exploited the unavoidably laughable, absurd paranormal training and activities of this (possibly real-life) special forces unit.
I'd skip this film or put it low on your priority list of movies to watch. Not that is was terrible. It wasn't. I just can think of too many other terrific films to watch.
2009
94 Minutes
Rated R
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George Clooney, Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges and Ewan McGregor star in the film.
In spite of the powerful cast of actors and unorthodox script, some of which is supposedly 'true', I didn't find much to like in this film. It wasn't all that funny because it tried to hard to be funny. Perhaps with such odd subject matter, the film could have been played more straight up. A drier, more serious film could have exploited the unavoidably laughable, absurd paranormal training and activities of this (possibly real-life) special forces unit.
I'd skip this film or put it low on your priority list of movies to watch. Not that is was terrible. It wasn't. I just can think of too many other terrific films to watch.
2009
94 Minutes
Rated R
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Remember the Rock Group "The Kinks" Documentary Filmmaker Tries to Reunite them - Do It Again film Review
Beautiful Inuit Culture Drama - See This
Terrific and Entertaining at Times Documentary About New York Times
Adult Dungeons and Dragons - Much More Interesting Documentary Than You'd Think
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