The Men who Stare at Goats
(USA/Great Britain, 2009, 93 minutes)
In Iraq in 2003, an American journalist stumbles onto a operative from a secret paranormal unit of the US Army. Amiably quirky, lightweight all-star comedy surprisingly based on fact; the handling gets the tone of serious whimsy just right and the actors have a ball, but it doesn't go much farther than that.
Overture Films presents, in association with Winchester Capital Management and BBC Films, a Smokehouse Pictures/Paul Lister production; in association with Ruby Films.
Starring George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey, Robert Patrick, Stephen Lang.
Directed by Grant Heslov; produced by Paul Lister, George Clooney, Grant Heslov; screenplay by Peter Straughan, based on the book by Jon Ronson, The Men who Stare at Goats; music by Rolfe Kent; director of photography (DeLuxe, Panavision), Robert Elswit; production designer, Sharon Seymour; costume designer, Louise Frogley; film editor, Tatiana S. Riegel.
In Iraq in 2003, an American journalist stumbles onto a operative from a secret paranormal unit of the US Army. Amiably quirky, lightweight all-star comedy surprisingly based on fact; the handling gets the tone of serious whimsy just right and the actors have a ball, but it doesn't go much farther than that.
Overture Films presents, in association with Winchester Capital Management and BBC Films, a Smokehouse Pictures/Paul Lister production; in association with Ruby Films.
Starring George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey, Robert Patrick, Stephen Lang.
Directed by Grant Heslov; produced by Paul Lister, George Clooney, Grant Heslov; screenplay by Peter Straughan, based on the book by Jon Ronson, The Men who Stare at Goats; music by Rolfe Kent; director of photography (DeLuxe, Panavision), Robert Elswit; production designer, Sharon Seymour; costume designer, Louise Frogley; film editor, Tatiana S. Riegel.
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