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The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)

The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)

R 94 minutes EN Comedy , War
No goats. No glory.
A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army's New Earth Army, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions.
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George Clooney
Lyn Cassady
Ewan McGregor
Bob Wilton
Jeff Bridges
Bill Django
Kevin Spacey
Larry Hooper
Robert Patrick
Todd Nixon
Stephen Lang
Brigadier General Dean Hopgood
Waleed Zuaiter
Mahmud Daash
Stephen Root
Gus Lacey
Glenn Morshower
Major General Holtz
Nick Offerman
Scotty Mercer
Tim Griffin
Tim Kootz
Rebecca Mader
Debora Wilton

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Considering the star power here (Clooney, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey) I can understand why people might feel somewhat disappointed when they watch it. I mean, the description even mentions the Coen brothers as a basis for comparison. With Jeff Bridges' role, it was difficult not to think of The Big Lebowski, but this film isn't of that caliber.
Still, I thought it was entertaining most of the time. There were slow interludes that could have been removed to improve the pacing without harming the story. But if you understand that they aren't going for laugh out loud gags or one-liners, but rather they work for their punch lines or leave you to figure out where the joke is, maybe you can appreciate it more.
I will say that the plot seemed a bit disjointed to me. The flashbacks weren't confusing, but in a slower paced film like this one, I think they were sometimes more of a distraction than plot-enhancers. The ending also had an air of an anticlimax to it, like - oh, okay. I guess it fit the laid back mood of the rest of the movie, but they might have done more with it.
Still, I liked it. Enough said.

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Production companies: Ruby Films, BBC Film, Smoke House Pictures, Overture Films, UK Film Council, Mandate International
Production countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Budget: $24,000,000
Revenue: $68,729,358

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