The Men Who Stare at Goats

Pros: Clooney and Bridges are great, premise is inherently amusing
Cons: Screenplay lacks the ability to do the premise full justice

The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009) Directed by: Grant Heslov Written by: Peter Straughan (screenplay), Jon Ronson (book) Starring: George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey, Stephen Lang, Robert Patrick ...

Pros: Clooney and McGregor.  Entertaining movie.
Cons: Movie is a bit different.  Few slow parts.

I've enjoyed several movies that George Clooney and Ewan McGregor have made.  I wasn't exactly sure what The Men Who Stare at Goats would be about, but I decided to give it a chance.Reporter Bob Wilton interviews Gus ...

Pros: Well acted, both humorous and thought-provoking, beautiful cinematography
Cons: Not really a comedy in the strict sense of the word

I have to admit that when I saw the first trailers for this film, I thought that I would like the film and I thought that the movie would be a comedy.  Check out the genres listed here on Epinions for the film:  Adaptation, Political/Religion, ...

Pros: Good performances from McGregor, Bridges, Clooney, Spacey, and others
Cons: Grant Heslov is trying to be Joel and Ethan Coen

Bill Django had a life-changing experience during a tour of duty in Vietnam. While leading a group comprised of many new soldiers, his troops miss a sniper with multiple rounds of gunfire. The sniper doesn't miss, wounding Django. As a medic tends to his ...

Pros: Psychic Warriors Killing Goats with their Minds.  George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, and their Butts.
Cons: I hurt myself laughing.  Eight times.

The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009) Directed by Grant Heslov from the book by Jon RonsonLarry Hooper:  Lieutenant Colonel Django used funds from the project's black budget to procure prostitutes... Bill Django: That's a ...

Pros: Clooney brings a fun lunacy to the role.  Inherently interesting material.
Cons: Uneven direction.  Kevin Spacey more-or-less wasted.

While not a great or meaningful movie in any way (although I suspect some of the folks involved thought it would be), THE M EN WHO STARE AT GOATS is a hoot, fueled by George Clooney’s ready-to-be-patented, Coen Brothers inspired lunacy. ...

Pros: good acting, some really funny scenes
Cons: slow start, not enough goats

When I saw the previews for The Men Who Stare at Goats I knew I wanted to see it. I like George Clooney, ...

Pros: Incredibly funny and well-acted.
Cons: May require a deeper appreciation for weirdness than some viewers can handle.

The usual way to adapt a movie based on a piece of reporting is to tell the story being reported on, leaving out the reporter entirely. With a Jon Ronson book, however, that sort of adaptation doesn't work. Ronson has a unique ability to illustrate a ...

Pros: Clooney and company are wonderful, effectively satirical, sometimes very funny
Cons: uneven pacing, plot feels a bit disjointed.

I am tempted to say that The Men Who Stare at Goats is the cinematic equivalent of an acid trip, but I've never done acid. Based on the humoristic 2004 book of the same name by Jon Ronson of The Guardian, it is one weird piece of filmmaking. It is ...

Pros: Funny, clever, well crafted, well acted
Cons: Needs more Spacey, loses it's way just a tad

Charming is not easy to quantify. George Clooney has it, but I can’t put my finger on why. Maybe it’s because Entertainment Tonight hangs on his every word, as though his Ocean’s Eleven crew subsidizes ...

Pros: - Great use of comedy
- Clooney was excellent in this film
Cons: - Weird?
- Slow at some parts

Title: The Men Who Stare At GoatsDirector: Grant HeslovWriter: Jon Ronson (Novel)     ;      ;  Peter Straughan (Screenplay)Release Date: November 6, ...

Pros: The movie had an amazing cast and good story line.
Cons: The moive itself was boring.

All star cast of: George Clooney: Lyn Cassady Ewan McGregor: Bob Wilton Jeff Bridges: Bill Django Kevin spacey: Larry Hooper Stephen Lang: Brigadier General Dean Hopgood ...