Rated: R
Starring: Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Shiri Appleby
Directed by: Mike Nichols

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Charlie Wilson"s War, based on a true story, really hits home, but I am not too sure it"s in a good way. Before I go on, I want to say I thought the film was well acted, humorous in parts and the cinematography awesome.

The downside, however, is that we find out that taxpayers spent over $1 Billion on weapons and training to help the Afghans fight their war. It may have been a good cause back then, but it has come back to haunt us time and again with suspected use of the weapons we gave them being used against our troops. Kind of makes you wonder how crazy the world has become.

Charlie Wilson’s War is the true story of how a playboy congressman (Hanks), a renegade CIA agent Gust Avrakotos (Hoffman) and Joanne Herring (Roberts), a beautiful Houston socialite, joined forces to lead the largest and most successful covert operation in history. Their efforts contributed to the fall of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, but with consequences that reverberate throughout the world today.

Although the film deals with serious subject matter, the comedy of the film comes with the method at which Wilson, Herring and Avrakotos who have opposing personalities accomplish their pursuit of getting the money for the Afghans, making unlikely alliances between the Pakistanis, Israelis, and Egyptians, while courting arms dealers, treading on diplomatic toes and breaking laws.

Hanks depicts Wilson’s flamboyance nicely. The Oscar winner keeps the laughs coming with his subtle innuendos and tongue-in-cheek remarks. Supporting Hanks with some very cunning banter, Oscar winner Roberts gives an over-the-top performance as the pretentious anti-communist Herring, showing her Texas charm and dry wit while crusading for Afghan aid.

FINAL ANALYSIS: Charlie Wilson’s War, a good film with wonderful acting about a true story that affects current events.

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