Charlie Wilson's War
Based on the outrageous true story.
Academy Award winners Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and Philip Seymour Hoffman star in this compelling and witty film from Oscar-winning director Mike Nichols and Primetime Emmy-winning writer Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing). Based on the outrageous true story, Charlie Wilson's War shows how one congressman who loved a good time, one Houston socialite who loved a good cause and one renegade CIA agent who loved a good fight conspired to bring about the largest covert operation in history.
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Great - detersti
An excellent movie with good performances by all. Tells a true story, which I found very interesting and the "we'll see" analogy is so very true. Best performance probably put in by Hoffman who always seems to outshine anyone he is paired with. His character was very believable, but also good performances by everyone else as well. Lot's of appropriate humour spread throughout the movie as well. Not only well acted, but well written and just an interesting story.Good story - Leslie
I am a huge Tom Hanks fan - and I was not let down. One of the reviews that I read commented on how little fanfare this movie - with Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts - received so little fan fare. And they were right. The movie is not about star power but rather a solid story. The power that one person has to make a difference. The power that you can have when you are underestimated. It is an interesting look at one person and his role in the war. It is not your typical war story - it looks at what was happening behind the scenes in the US. Who was influencing what and when. It wont knock your socks off but it is a good solid movie with some very talented actors. Worth your rental dollar.Very informative and entertaining - Poet
This movie covered a subject a knew too little about. In fact, I knew pretty much nothing about it. And from what I have researched since viewing, it seemed to have covered the facts quite well.
I thought that Tom Hanks gave a very good performance here. It had been quite a while since I have been entertained by him in such fashion. Philip Seymour Hoffman was absolutely brilliant, as usual. He stole every scene he was involved in. Julia Roberts was weaker, her performance was kind of fake. But, she was served in small doses, so it's not too bad.
I really enjoyed this movie and I highly recommend it.
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Great - detersti
An excellent movie with good performances by all. Tells a true story, which I found very interesting and the "we'll see" analogy is so very true. Best performance probably put in by Hoffman who always seems to outshine anyone he is paired with. His character ...Good story - Leslie
I am a huge Tom Hanks fan - and I was not let down. One of the reviews that I read commented on how little fanfare this movie - with Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts - received so little fan fare. And they were right. The movie is not about star power but rather ...Very informative and entertaining - Poet
This movie covered a subject a knew too little about. In fact, I knew pretty much nothing about it. And from what I have researched since viewing, it seemed to have covered the facts quite well.
I thought that Tom Hanks gave a very good performance ...