Film review: The Men Who Stare At Goats (3 stars). Films are forever asking us to suspend our disbelief, but how high and to what lengths can vary, as can the nature of the request. The science-fiction horror The Fourth Kind, which opens today, tells viewers: “In the end, what you believe is yours to decide,” which seems disingenuous. The Men Who Stare at Goats is both more direct and cheekier ...
The Men Who Stare at Goats, starring George Clooney, Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges and Ewan McGregor, opens on Friday. Author Jon Ronson wrote the book the film is based on
A lovelorn Michigan reporter (Ewan McGregor) meets up with an ex-army psychic warrior (George Clooney) amidst the war in Iraq. Based on a true story, the film brings to light some of the strangest practices of our military. The Columbia Chronicle’s Film Critic, David Orlikoff, reviews the dark comedy, The Men Who Stare At Goats. (Courtesy: [...]
Though Men Who Stare at Goats author Jon Ronson himself has acknowledged my involvement in unearthing the book's extraordinary story, I have received neither credit nor recompense.
"The Men Who Stare At Goats" opens with a title card stating: "More of this is true than you would believe." I don't know about that, but I do know that the movie is funnier than it probably has any right to be, even if its clunky vignettes of political commentary weigh down the laughs.
Review: 'Men Who Stare at Goats' has fuzzy vision David Germain The Associated Press Aspen, CO Colorado A fun tone is undermined by disjointed storytelling in George Clooney's "The Men Who Stare at Goats," and it all starts with the disclaimer that opens the movie: "More of this is true than what you might imagine." This wry comment serves as a nod and a wink from the filmmakers, a license to do ...
The Men Who Stare at Goats , Jon Ronson's book about how the American army investigated the application of psychic power in combat situations which has been turned into a film starring George Clooney....
I never thought I could be disappointed in a movie featuring George Clooney. "The Men Who Stare At Goats" has proven otherwise. It presents the dullest, most random series of disjointed events imaginable. It's as boring as watching two people cross an endless desert. Scratch that: the film is actually about two guys walking across a desert. The film follows and is narrated by Bob Wilton( Ewan ...
At the beginning of “The Men Who Stare at Goats,” we’re informed that the movie is based on a true story, “more true than you would think.” Indeed, some of this film’s facts check out. There is an organization called th...
