Thursday, October 25, 2007
Lions for Lambs
Politicians, the media, the military, educators, and complacent Americans all come under fire in this dialogue-driven film which raises lots of questions, but offers no solutions. The film is essentially a series of lectures and political speeches made through engaging conversations between a charismatic senator (Tom Cruise) and a probing reporter (Meryl Streep) in Washington D.C. and between a liberal professor (director Robert Redford) and a disillusioned student (Andrew Garfield) in California while 2 former students (Derek Luke and Michael Pena) fight for their lives in Afghanistan. You got to really pay attention because the words and ideas will fill your head nonstop as the movie cuts from one scene to another and then back again. Wake up, America, and get engaged! It is food for thought, a thinking man's film.
Alien gives it 2 ½ “preachy” stars out of 4.
Politicians, the media, the military, educators, and complacent Americans all come under fire in this dialogue-driven film which raises lots of questions, but offers no solutions. The film is essentially a series of lectures and political speeches made through engaging conversations between a charismatic senator (Tom Cruise) and a probing reporter (Meryl Streep) in Washington D.C. and between a liberal professor (director Robert Redford) and a disillusioned student (Andrew Garfield) in California while 2 former students (Derek Luke and Michael Pena) fight for their lives in Afghanistan. You got to really pay attention because the words and ideas will fill your head nonstop as the movie cuts from one scene to another and then back again. Wake up, America, and get engaged! It is food for thought, a thinking man's film.
Alien gives it 2 ½ “preachy” stars out of 4.
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