Movie Review: Charlie Wilson's War

Charlie Wilson's War
Directed by Mike Nichols
Starring Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Rated R
Release date: Dec. 21, 2007

"My constituents know they're not electing a constipated monk." -- Charlie Wilson

"These things happened. They were glorious and they changed the world. And the people who deserved the credit are the ones who made the sacrifice. And then we fucked up the endgame." -- Charlie Wilson

Charlie Wilson's War: Good Times before the Blowback

Charlie Wilson's War eradicated the sour taste in my mouth left by such dry polemics as Rendition and Lions For Lambs. Watching these films, the filmmakers' heart is in the right place, but the execution was bland and off putting. I even found the films to be insulting at times. The real-life story of Texas Congressman, Charlie Wilson, and his involvement in the largest CIA covert operation is anything but dry. Thanks to Mike Nichols' effortless direction and Aaron Sorkin's witty screenplay based on the late George Crile's book of the same name, the film never goes off the rails into misguided pandering...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom!