January 16, 2008

Charlie Wilson's War - 4 stars

It's lots of fun being off work and getting to see movies!

Today Jim & I saw Charlie Wilson's War, starring Tom Hanks. Since Joe Versus the Volcano, I can't remember Hanks making a bad movie. This one is certainly worth watching. It's a very well told story of the US involvement in removing the Russians from Afghanistan. It's very easy to follow and very entertaining. The characters are all a lot of fun. Philip Seymour Hoffman is brilliant, as always, playing a spy with no manners. Julia Roberts is again miscast as a southern debutaunt-power broker.

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