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The Men Who Stare at Goats
I have been absolutely geeked on The Men Who Stare at Goats ever since the film's first trailer. I have, however, been disappointed by films that originally impressed me during their previews, so I do my best to remain hesitant and wait a little more buzz. Fortunately, the early reviews have already begun to surface for this one and they are positive.
The Men Who Stare at Goats Gets Reviewed
It turns out that Grant Heslov and George Clooney make a terrific pairing, as we are told that the duo -- one in front of the camera, the other behind -- show their comfort with one another in this movie. Well, that among other things. Two reviews have surfaced from the official trades, and both think Goats should do just fine at the box office.
Variety
A serendipitous marriage of talent in which all hearts seem to beat as one, "The Men Who Stare at Goats" takes Jon Ronson's book about "the apparent madness at the heart of U.S. military intelligence" and fashions a superbly written loony-tunes satire, played by a tony cast at the top of its game. Recalling many similar pics, from "Dr. Strangelove" to "Three Kings," and the screwy so-insane-it-could-be-true illogic of "Catch-22," this is upscale liberal movie-making with a populist touch, in Coen brothers style. Enthusiastic welcome at Venice, likely to be echoed at Toronto, should translate into friendly biz Stateside in November.
Hollywood Reporter
The unflappable Clooney and Bridges, wearing waist-length hair and hippie garb, show a cool aplomb that gives some kind of limited dignity to their ridiculous characters and antiquated beliefs; as he watches them rise into the sky in a helicopter, high on LSD, straight man and narrator McGregor respectfully calls them "shaman." Spacey, who appears in a handful of scenes, has but to bat his eyes balefully to convince as a walk-on villain.
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The Men Who Stare at Goats opens to theaters on November 6th.
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