jasonhurwitz's Review

Summary - Really Great 4.5

Superb cast, superb script. The only thing that I was disappointed in was that they, in the words of Charlie Wilson, “fucked up the endgame” … there was no mention of the fact that the US supplying weapons, money, and training to the Afghans against the Soviets is what eventually gave Al Qaeda their weapons and training.

Acting - Perfect 5.0

Tom Hanks, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Julia Roberts are a hardhitting frontline, backed by an excellent supporting cast that includes Amy Adams (Giselle in Disney’s “Enchanted”).

Film - Perfect 5.0

Edge - Risqué 1.7

Reality - Glib 1.2

5 Comments

• BigdaddyDave Nov 11, 2011 7:26PM

  Regarding BigdaddyDave’s Review
  Curious move at the least.

• Wick Nov 11, 2011 6:31PM

  Regarding BigdaddyDave’s Review
  Two fascinating observations in your review BigD:

  • Afghan music overlaid atop European.
  • Afghan actors listed below their European peers. For shame.

• jws_64 Jan 4, 2008 12:19AM

  I’m glad you agreed with me. I have come across some Julia Roberts fans that think anything she does is gold. Unfortunately for them, I don’t have the same view. I think that Julia has done some incredible acting, but it’s limited and those incredible roles are normally few and far between.

• Wick Jan 1, 2008 7:09PM

  I’m with you about Julia Roberts, and love your observation that her recent acting attempts have ‘had maybe 10 minutes of screen time.’ Funny and true.

• jws_64 Jan 1, 2008 4:48PM

  How could you go wrong? By having Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts in a movie.
  I have not been a Tom Hanks fan since Castaway, and Julia Roberts recent acting attempts have had maybe about 10 minutes screen time. Definitely not what I would consider a dream team of acting.

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