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Williams puts on a first rate performance in the third film from comedian, Bobcat Goldthwait. Lance (Williams) is a frustrated writer works as a high-school language arts teacher while struggling to get his work published or, at least, some recognition from his students or co-workers. To make matters worse, his teenage son, Kyle (Sabara) is a illiterate, juvenile, misogynistic, vulgar, insufferable jack-#!@%*# who strives to belittle and verbally degrade his father at every opportunity. After Kyle dies via, autoerotic asphyxiation; Lance covers it up with a (strangely articulate) fake suicide note. After the note gets leaked, Kyle is praised as a misunderstood literary genius and Lance's work is finally getting attention he always wanted, but can he live with how he obtained it? A cynical, pitch-black satire on the outside, but with a surprisingly warm and tender center that somehow works.

Not a bad movie, and you can't miss with the nude scenes from Marissa Tomei. I'd watch this one again. It makes you think. Well written.

Many people did not get to see this in theaters, but it is worth checking out on DVD. Hal Holbrook gives a standout performance as an elderly man unwilling to give up the property he once owned, and wages a showdown with the current occupants.

Men Who Stare at Goats begins with the phrase ?more of this is true than you would believe? I cannot verify that clam, but I do suspect that there lies some distant reality in this cleverly funny film. Ewan McGregor is Daily Telegram reporter Bob Wilton, whose life suddenly begins to collapses when his wife leaves him for his editor. In his own words he does what most men do when a women break there heart, he goes to war. A wannabe war corresponded; Bob hopes that in hunting for adventure he can prove to his lost love that he is not weak. In Iraq Bob meets Retired Special Forces operator, Lyn Cassady; played as the ever charming and crafty George Clooney. Cassady refers to himself as a Jedi warrior, a military trained super soldier, fighting with his mind. As they journey into the desert together, Lyn reveals the story of his training by the New Earth Army; at the height of the cold war the pentagon catches wind of a Soviet psychic soldier program, unwilling to accept a psychological warfare gap, they begin their own program. Newly Oscar winning Jeff Bridges brilliantly stars as Bill Django commander of the New Earth Army. Bill embraces the hippy movement in his personal quest for a peaceful warrior. He uses mental projection, positive thought, eastern meditation techniques, and yes even the occasional psychotropic drug to create a new form of warrior, a super soldier with the power of mind over matter. The new age soldier movement attempts, with varying degrees of success, to train men to walk through walls, overcome there enemies with mental projections, and even kill goats with a stare. An expectantly well rounded and talented cast saturates the film; Kevin spacy plays Larry Hooper the films primary antagonist; a vindictive psychic trainee. Stephen Lang, Robert Patrick, and Stephen Root all appear as minor but amusing roles. Megregor and Clooney have great chemistry on their strange desert adventure; there humor is smart, bordering on absurdist. I was not expecting much from Men who stare at goats, I am happy to say that I was pleasantly surprised. It?s a smartly written little comedy. The acting is great, filled to the brim with talent; the humor is very amusing with more than a few laugh out load moments. It doesn?t hit on all of its notes, but does maintain a good comedic vibe, culminating in a hilarious final act. I enjoyed Men Who Stare at Goats. The story is well told, and well shot, acting is very good all round. The comedy is crafty and a bit absurdist, this is a fun movie. I liked its message about trusting in one?s destiny, in finding something worth believing in. Just open your mind and trust, the power of positive thought will make you a believer.

ok. Fine. Watch it once for the sake of your sister begging you kind of thing. It reminded me of 27 dresses. Another ok movie I didnt like either. But if you like that youll like this.

good movie

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The trailer made this look like a surefire hit, but the movie is all over the place. The story is in there somewhere, but unfortunately it looks like it was put together by someone with ADHD, who forgot to take his ritalin.