The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)
A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army's New Earth Army, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions.
- Grant Heslov
- Ian Calip
- David Webb
- Coraly Santaliz
- John R. Saunders
- Jon Ronson
- Peter Straughan
Rating: 5.978/10 by 2184 users
Alternative Title:
L'uomo che fissa le capre - IT
Os Homens Que Encaravam Cabras - BR
Безумный спецназ - RU
Czlowiek, który gapil sie na kozy - PL
Hombres de Mentes - MX
Vuohia tuijottavat miehet - FI
Menn som stirrer på geiter - NO
Mehed, kes jõllitavad kitsesid - EE
Kecskebüvölők - HU
Les hommes qui regardent les chèvres - CA
Les Chevres du Pentagone - FR
The Men Who Stare at Goats - GB
Els homes que miraven fixament les cabres - AD
Hombres de Mentes - SV
Los hombres que miraban fijamente a las cabras - ES
초[민망한]능력자들 - KR
Oi antres pou koitoun epimona katsikes - GR
Country:
United Kingdom
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 34 minutes
Budget: $24,000,000
Revenue: $68,729,358
Plot Keyword: vietnam veteran, kuwait, new age, paranoid fantasy, hippie lifestyle, drug use
Considering the star power here (Clooney, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey) I can understand why people might feel somewhat disappointed when they watch it. I mean, the description even mentions the Coen brothers as a basis for comparison. With Jeff Bridges' role, it was difficult not to think of The Big Lebowski, but this film isn't of that caliber. Still, I thought it was entertaining most of the time. There were slow interludes that could have been removed to improve the pacing without harming the story. But if you understand that they aren't going for laugh out loud gags or one-liners, but rather they work for their punch lines or leave you to figure out where the joke is, maybe you can appreciate it more. I will say that the plot seemed a bit disjointed to me. The flashbacks weren't confusing, but in a slower paced film like this one, I think they were sometimes more of a distraction than plot-enhancers. The ending also had an air of an anticlimax to it, like - oh, okay. I guess it fit the laid back mood of the rest of the movie, but they might have done more with it. Still, I liked it. Enough said.
