Have you ever stopped and wondered WHY? Or are you one of those who always supports the status quo with no thought for the consequences? Lions for Lambs is getting a drubbing from the press for no reason whatsoever apart from the rather obsequious fact that 99% of the press in the UK and the USA supported the gung-ho 'war on terror' and are now rather embarrassed that their attempts to sell newspapers/TV stories by engendering hatred and fear has resulted in the death of thousands of soldiers and nigh on a million Iraqis...not to mention Afghanis -- AND that's where the war on terror was supposed to be centred, not on eye-raq as the Americans pronounce it. Note to politicians...if you are going to invade a country at least learn how to pronounce it!
Although the film isn't as taut as one might like and is more 'talkier' than a stage play (as their 'argument' demands) the performances of a stellar cast are worth the ticket price alone and, hey, you might just leave the theatre thinking...now wouldn't that be a change. And to the guy that said it's just Streep and Cruise alone in a room...perhaps you should have paid attention and that would have given you a license to criticise: there are three stories with a common thread and SIX central characters not to mention the off-stage, unseen, but well known 'hawks' to whom Cruise's character reports and a terrific, under pressure TV news boss played by Kevin Dunn. And the point of the scenes with Streep and Cruise is that politicians persuasive rhetoric which remains unchecked by lazy journalists costs lives of OUR families and never theirs.
Robert Redford you are a genius AND a very brave and honourable man to stick two fingers up to the Bush 'administration'...Tom Cruise, forgotten you could be this good obviously you are being motivated by the same forces that drove your amazing performance in Born on Fourth July. Most unfortunately, the public don't like to be reminded that they are political amoebas so you may not do good 'business' but at least you made an exceptionally engaging film with 'meaning' which in itself is nothing short of a miracle in today's vapid film business.
Although the film isn't as taut as one might like and is more 'talkier' than a stage play (as their 'argument' demands) the performances of a stellar cast are worth the ticket price alone and, hey, you might just leave the theatre thinking...now wouldn't that be a change. And to the guy that said it's just Streep and Cruise alone in a room...perhaps you should have paid attention and that would have given you a license to criticise: there are three stories with a common thread and SIX central characters not to mention the off-stage, unseen, but well known 'hawks' to whom Cruise's character reports and a terrific, under pressure TV news boss played by Kevin Dunn. And the point of the scenes with Streep and Cruise is that politicians persuasive rhetoric which remains unchecked by lazy journalists costs lives of OUR families and never theirs.
Robert Redford you are a genius AND a very brave and honourable man to stick two fingers up to the Bush 'administration'...Tom Cruise, forgotten you could be this good obviously you are being motivated by the same forces that drove your amazing performance in Born on Fourth July. Most unfortunately, the public don't like to be reminded that they are political amoebas so you may not do good 'business' but at least you made an exceptionally engaging film with 'meaning' which in itself is nothing short of a miracle in today's vapid film business.