Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
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Charlie Wilson's War (Widescreen)
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| Directed by | Mike Nichols |
| Cast | Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Ned Beatty, Philip S Hoffman, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Om Puri, John Slattery and Ken Stott |
| Theatrical Release | December 21, 2007 |
| DVD Release | April 22, 2008 |
| Running Time | 102 minutes |
| MPAA Rating | R (Restricted) |
| UPC Code | 025195004848 |
| Buy this item | $16.99 at Amazon.com As of Jul 20 1:27 EDT (details) 1 DVD, UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAIN., Usually ships in 24 hours, Widescreen, NTSC Languages: Arabic (Original Language), English (Original Language), Russian (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed) |
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Average user review:
(103 reviews) |  | Wonderful gem... |  |
I was amazed that this Charlie Wilson was able to accomplish all this. He never gave up and kept pushing for the government to help.
Truly amazing...
Performances are first rate, 'specially Philip Seymour Hoffman as the Roge CIA Agent, the scene with him arguing with his boss was hilarious.
Very engaging movie, check it out! July 19, 2008
| | | Five Stars All the Way! | |
The story is riveting.
July 17, 2008
| | | Charlie Wilsons War | |
A lesson in reality- we received it in a timely fashion. July 16, 2008
| | | 4 1/2! Great movie | |
1979: Texas congressman Charlie Wilson (Tom Hanks) is milking political life for all it's worth. Charlie is regularly invited to parties thrown by people who hope to court favor with him for his priceless vote in congress and Charlie is only too happy to join in the festivities regardless of whether he intends to follow his host's recommendation. Joanne Herring (Julia Roberts) a wealthy right wing socialite has a cause of her own that she would like Wilson to become involved in. After a casual (and I mean very casual) first meeting, Wilson decides to look into the Afghanistan situation for Herring and finds it to be very interesting indeed. A brief look at the leadership heading up the situation lets Charlie know the situation is anything but well in hand. With some help from his new found friend from the CIA Gust Avrakotos (Philip Seymour Hoffman) Charlie sets out to influence the dire situation of the Afghani's as they face heavy Russian opposition...
"Charlie Wilson's War" was actually a very pleasant surprise for me. I went in with low expectations because my first impression of the movie from the trailer wasn't an appealing one coupled with the fact that I have never been a Julia Roberts fan. Low and behold a very interesting and entertaining movie unfolded before me that also reveals a little bit of political history although I cant say how accurately history has been re-told.
The Good: The story was very good from start to finish. I don't know how accurately Tom Hanks (or the story) reflected the actual person Charlie Wilson or the events, but his take provided a very interesting character. The dynamic between his and his co-stars Roberts' and Hoffman's characters was great.
The Bad: Nothing memorable for me. Some nudity and drug use may be offensive for those with sensitive eyes.
Overall: Great movie. Check out "Charlie Wilson's war.
July 13, 2008
 | | Very intertaining, also a long way from the truth | |
God only knows what his antics stirred up, but he was re elected, but I can remember everyone trying to figure out what would be the state of things if this fool got shot, captured, or killed. But those things never happened as I suspect he traveled with a large number of body guards, some maybe even armed with the as yet unofficially supplied Stinger ground to Air shoulder fired missile. And he did get a good photo spread in NEWSWEEK.
So if you like entertaining fairy tales by all means pick up a copy. If you are concerned with the TRUTH, well that's a different story.
July 12, 2008
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