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The Men Who Stare At Goats is an hilarious comedy inspired by a real life story you will hardly believe is true.
Reporter Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor) is in search of his next big story when he encounters Lyn Cassady (George Clooney) who claims to be part of “The New Earth Army”, an experimental US Army unit. According to Cassady, a legion of psychic warriors with unparalleled powers can read the enemy’s thoughts, pass through solid walls, and even kill a goat simply by staring at it. Now, the program’s founder, Bill Django (Jeff Bridges), has gone missing and Cassady’s mission is to find him. Intrigued by his new acquaintance’s far-fetched stories, Bob impulsively decides to accompany him on the search.
Inspired by Jon Ronson’s bestselling book, this is an eye-opening and hilarious comedy led by an all-star cast.
Reporter Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor) is in search of his next big story when he encounters Lyn Cassady (George Clooney) who claims to be part of “The New Earth Army”, an experimental US Army unit. According to Cassady, a legion of psychic warriors with unparalleled powers can read the enemy’s thoughts, pass through solid walls, and even kill a goat simply by staring at it. Now, the program’s founder, Bill Django (Jeff Bridges), has gone missing and Cassady’s mission is to find him. Intrigued by his new acquaintance’s far-fetched stories, Bob impulsively decides to accompany him on the search.
Inspired by Jon Ronson’s bestselling book, this is an eye-opening and hilarious comedy led by an all-star cast.
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122 of 135 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Looked funny, was hilarious.,
By Terri Crichton (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Men Who Stare At Goats [DVD] [2009] (DVD)
I went to see this movie at the cinema with two male friends. After taking some serious questioning as to whether I {the lone female} merely wanted to see it because George Clooney was in it, they capitulated. The three of us then spent the next couple of hours doubled up at this inventively funny movie. Ewan MacGregor plays the journalist out to prove himself to perfection, and is matched by George Clooney's secretive, mildly paranoid, overly confident former psi-spy. Kevin Spacey is wonderfully loathesome as the creep he was in training with, and Jeff Bridges may well have been born to play the Hippy commander whose military training program involves dancing, finding one's centre, and learning to run through walls. With varied levels of success.Neatly switching between Clooney's current mission in 90s Iraq, and his younger days as a trainee in the psychic arts (with a Beatles haircut), the film has a streak of dark humour running through it which is little short of sublime. Perhaps not to everybody's taste, but honestly - what is?
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Seriously much, much better than I thought it would be!,
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This review is from: The Men Who Stare At Goats - Limited Edition with Free Book (Exclusive to Amazon.co.uk) [DVD] [2009] (DVD)
Seriously funny and off beat and with more than a couple of sly messages hidden in its depths, this is a great movie if you love the Coen brothers and George Clooney collaborations (though of course its not, it might as well have been). Its kind of like Oh Brother Where Art Thou, but with a touch of The Big Lebowski, taking acid in Iraq. With heavy hints of Shakespear (King Lear springs readily to mind) and political farce and Starwars references aplenty, what more could you want?George Clooney proves yet again he is a great tragi/ comedic actor when he's given the right material, and puts in an age defying performance for the flash back scenes. With great support from the 'master' Jeff Bridges (how can that guy can become 20 years older/ younger with just a facial expression is beyond me) the glorious jealousy of Kevin Spacey and the narration of the wise fool played by Ewan McGreggor its well worth more than a second viewing. The only flaw is that some plot lines where not fully exploited to their subversive advantage (who was Mahmood exactly?) My only theory as to why it didn't do better at the box office though is that a lot of people simply just didn't get it. A sleeper classic.
20 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Men Who Stare at Goats,
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This review is from: The Men Who Stare At Goats - Limited Edition with Free Book (Exclusive to Amazon.co.uk) [Blu-ray] [2009] (Blu-ray)
`The Men Who Stare at Goats' is the hilarious film about a psi-ops unit of the American army and a reporter called Bob (played by McGregor) who learns more about them. The leader of the unit hasn't been heard from in a while and Lyn Cassidy (played superbly by Clooney) uses his psychic powers to find him in the deserts of Iraq. This film follows the founding of the unit, as well as the events in Iraq and alternates between these two stories. This film is quirky and fun and I laughed out loud and enjoyed it way more than I thought I would. Clooney is a wonderful comedic actor and makes this film extra special, but to be honest the whole cast is great (Spacey, Bridges and McGregor all compliment) and play their roles excellently. This is a relatively short film at just under 90 minutes, but it is perfectly formed and keeps you hooked for the duration. On a more serious note some of these kind of things actually took place, whether it be the interrogation techniques used in Iraq, or the psi-ops experiments in the 60's, 70's and 80's, but this film puts a delightful comedic slant on them and makes for a great, light hearted adventure. Well worth checking out and highly recommended.Feel free to check out my blog which can be found on my profile page.
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