"THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS" Review

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GreatMartin
Fort Lauderdale, FL

NOT EVEN A SHOT OF CLOONEY'S BUTT SAVES THIS ONE!

fun loving, a movie buff, into Independent Films, a comedy fan

NOV

2009

It seems harder and harder to find a major motion picture that is good, let alone entertaining, anymore. "The Men Who Stare At Goats" is a major disappointment including the leading men. The previews led me to believe this was a comedy and since is starred George Clooney, Mister Charm himself, along with Jeff Bridges and Ewan McGregor generally reliable performers and Oscar winner Kevin Spacey, who really hasn't had a hit movie in awhile, I figured it would be a winner. This film is a MAJORdisappointment from all points of view. In many ways, at many times, the story in incomprehensible and in a try for farce it is too spread out to be seen in that genre. The jokes are not only few and far between but it has been a long tine since putting LSD in the drinking water has been funny enough to get laughs. This is hippiedom, Viet Nam, Iraq, psych and psychos, Ishitar and crossed signals all mixed together in the hope it would make sense or, at least, be fun enough in its craziness. It just plain doesn't work. I don't think this will show up on the actor's resumes and if the director is smart enough he won't admit to directing it. When a shot of Clooney and McGregor's butts can't save a picture you know it's in trouble! LOL It may be the number one film this week because it really doesn't have competition nationally but word of month should probably kill it before the holiday big guns come along.