War, Inc.
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Movie Reviews of War, Inc.
Movie Review: Film tries to be a black comedy, but is simply an "Ishtar" for the new millenium!!
Summary: 2 Stars
I thought "Wow, John Cusack as a hit man with issues, Ben Kingsley, Marisa Tomei? What the &%$#, it's a dollar rental." I was ripped off.
When Dan Ackroyd & Joan Cusack appeared, I hoped I was in for a little "Grosse Pointe Blank" reunion, but no such luck. Ackroyd & Joan were fine, and Joan really sort of cut loose, chewing that scenery like we all knew she could. Ben Kingsley was wonderful, Marisa Tomei ditto. Actually, all the veteran actors were fine......too bad they had this script to work with.
This was sort of like a "Wag The Dog" for MTV fans(those who don't know it used to be a music video channel).
Watching/hearing Hilary Duff was excruciating, but all I know about her is what I see at the supermarket checkout line, or what [...] blares on its homepage. I can definiitely see some sort of Central Asian/Eurotrash teen pop star acting just like her character.....or Miley Cyrus.
The corporate military operations aspect has been done far earlier & better in Catch-22 "What's good for M & M Enterprises is good for America". Some great casting, but I'm glad I only paid $1 to rent this, and while my favorite comedy is black, this wasn't a black comedy, it only aspired to be.
The bottom line is the last line of the movie "Where are we going?" This flick had no idea, & I think the director(if there was one) was given this gig to pay off a bet
Movie Review: don't waste your time
Summary: 2 Stars
This was nothing more than a waste of millions of dollars at a hollywood studio. people give this thing 5 stars?? For Dan Akroyd to deliver the plot while sitting on the toilet? For Cusak to ride Ben Kingsley's wheelchair to shoot at bad guys? For a girl to say "you'll never get me" only to make out with same person 20 min later ? To say this plot was disjointed and far fetched is an understatement. The movie tries to be cute w/ American 'branding' all over a foreign country (umm...how much did popeyes chicken give you for obvious sponsorship?), corporate gift bags, a Charlies Angels type of thing where you never see the commander you only get a constant morphing of celebrity faces on a screen.
It is very sad to see Joan Cusak get 90% of her acting roles as a 'bonus' by her bro throwing her a bone with the movies he stars in. Gee, who would guess she plays yet another wacky jabberjaw w/ some mental quirks. Been there done that with all these actors basically. I was totally bored by the time i got to the 40 min mark and only finished it during a bout with insomnia. I'm thankful I got this on my $1 tuesday rentals at the local store otherwise I would feel even more cheated. AVOID!
Movie Review: Doesn't hold a candle to Grosse Pointe Blank
Summary: 2 Stars
This movie is an unofficial sequel to Grosse Pointe Blank, which is a true American classic. With a lot of the same actors and writers, War Inc. tries to be Grosse Pointe Blanke but with a quasi-political slant on today's events in the Middle East. It drives home some great points and decent comedy on certain events if you know about these things. For the average viewer a lot of the comedy will be lost because they don't follow NPR, or watch anything but Fox news.
The movie as a whole fails completely, in cinematography, direction, and overall story. John Cusack's charm isn't enough to save it. You rent it and you'll see that if you're a really big fan of GPB, this comes off as like a spoof on GPB, instead of an unofficial sequel. It's an extremely odd feeling, after watching the same actors who graced us with GPB, to end up with a lame duck of a movie.
I know that GPB's magic will never be recreated. And this movie is proof of that statement.
Movie Review: Good idea + bad script = Bad movie.
Summary: 2 Stars
John Cusack plays a sort of mercenary for Tamerlane, a company headed by the ex-Vice President of the US. Tamerlane is establishing itself i Turaqistan, after the US has invaded and "freed" the country. Cusack is hired to take out a man named Omar Sharif, who plans to build a pipeline through the country, thus destroying Tamerlane's plans to do so.
The movie starts out as a clever satire of how American companies, often with ties to the government, profit from the war on terror. I wanted to like the movie and after the first ten minutes or so I thought I would. But it doesn't take long before the story completely loses its focus. It seems to be heading in all sorts of direction but doesn't go anywhere, all the while taking itself too seriously, forgetting to be funny. After an hour or so I had lost all my interest and was waiting for the movie to end.
War, Inc. was a good idea wasted on a bad script. I wanted to like it but I didn't. Not recommended.
Movie Review: Disappointing Sequel
Summary: 2 Stars
I hadn't heard of War Inc. When it was at the movies or when it was released on DVD, so when I saw it in a video store last week I was surprised. I picked it up because I saw John Cusack on the cover. Then I started to read the synopses, and saw that it is a sequel to Grosse Pointe Blank , which I loved. Seeing the all star cast, I thought I had found a treasure.
Sadly, the story has a few of the characters from Grosse Pointe Blank, but lacked the wit and humor of that great dark comedy. The film tries too hard to work the "Evil American Corporation" thing. And while there are some funny parts and some excellent violent action scenes, War Inc, fails to live up to it's predecessor.
2 ¼ *