Review: “Charlie Wilson’s War” – a battle against boredom
May 20th, 2008 at 11:30 pm by Laff at the Movies under Entertainment
(RE-POSTING FROM 5/20/08)
“Charlie Wilson’s War” – a battle against boredom
”Charlie Wilson’s War”… a disappointment considering the cast… and the writer behind the movie. I really thought I would like this movie… but it fell short… the only redeeming value was the performance of Philip Seymour Hoffman… its no surprise he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role… his one-liners and quips to both Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts stole the show… but didn’t do enough to lift this medicore period piece out of the 80’s. Hanks was okay, but Roberts was awful playing a woman many years older… I couldn’t buy into her character.
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Aaron Lafferty covers the film industry. Favorite movies include Star Wars, Indiana Jones, The Matrix, Clear and Present Danger, Tombstone, Rounders, Enemy of the State, Rear W...
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