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Even with the comedic talents of George Clooney and Jeff Bridges, The Men Who Stare at Goats has been getting not-so-funny reviews. Based on the novel of the same name by British journalist Jon Ronson, the movie follows the supposedly true account of a group of U.S. soldiers being trained to use various telekinetic mind powers when hilarity ensues. Underwhelmed Noel Murray of the Onion's A.V. club says: "Throughout the movie, director Grant Heslov and screenwriter Peter Straughan... offer about two dozen variations on the notion of an idealistic know-it-all so committed to his shtick that he fails to see what’s right in front of him.
"The problem with The Men Who Stare At Goats is that this joke wears pretty thin after a while, even though Clooney’s sincere line deliveries and crack screwball timing never fail to amuse. Hey, this is a movie about a 'New Earth Army' full of misfit soldiers yearning for a chance to be non-conformists with a cause, which means it’s already two-thirds of the way to being awesome. Had Heslov eased back a bit, Goats might’ve made it the rest of the way."
Click on the film stills for more details and reviews for this week's new releases and repertory screenings, which include Precious, The Men Who Stare at Goats, Fourth Kind, A Christmas Carol, The Box, Collapse, Turning Green, That Evening Sun, And Now For Something Completely Different, and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
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omg, what a terrible choice of movies. ugh. time to catch up on my dvr.
I'm currently at the Savannah film festival, they had a screening of The Men Who Stare at Goats earlier in the week. It was an interesting movie, funny and quirky. It is one of those movies that shows George Clooney can act as opposed to his other new movie Up in the Air where he plays a common elite business man.
Precious is the big closer of the festival this weekend. I cannot wait to see it. When I was in high school the book became very popular amongst teenage girls and I'm surprised it is now part of the curriculum. Coming from a card table where all the "ghetto" novels lay, this book has come a long way and Sapphire deserves all the success she has encountered.
"Common elite" is an oxymoron.
Is that mooseknuckle girl?