Charlie Wilson's War

[Plain Old Tele]

Discuss.

[Jack Nevada]

Ehh.. There was so much potential for so much more, but the product is just kinda pat and nondescript. For an Aaron Sorkin script it sure lacks bite. On a filmmaking level its professionally done, as you'd expect from Mike Nichols. Tom Hanks was phoning it in, but I really liked Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ned Beatty, though oddly enough my favorite was Julia Roberts. I thought she was absolutely terrific in this. 

 

Nothing to write home about

 

3/5

Edited March 10, 2013 by Jack Nevada

[Lazer]

Liked it overall, and boy did we f ourself at the end. Stupid stupid stupid.

[Lordmandeep]

The film is rather average but is relevant because if focuses on a important topic.

 

 

For example its like Lord of War. 

[Webslinger]

I enjoyed it quite a bit, even though it definitely could have been more than it was given all of the talent involved on both sides of the camera. Even with a compromised script, Aaron Sorkin's writing is damned biting, and the cast does a fine job of walking the line between the film's alternating comedic and dramatic tones.

 

B+