
A reporter, trying to lose himself in the romance of war after his marriage fails, gets more than he bargains for when he meets a special forces agent who reveals the existence of a secret, psychic military unit whose goal is to end war as we know it. The founder of the unit has gone missing and the trail leads to another psychic soldier who has distorted the mission to serve his own ends.... (Full plot summary below)
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A reporter, trying to lose himself in the romance of war after his marriage fails, gets more than he bargains for when he meets a special forces agent who reveals the existence of a secret, psychic military unit whose goal is to end war as we know it. The founder of the unit has gone missing and the trail leads to another psychic soldier who has distorted the mission to serve his own ends.
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| Bangor Daily News (Maine)Christopher SmithBegins with the subtitle: "More of this is true than you would believe." It's the perfect beginning to a film that deftly combines truth and fiction. |
| WaffleMovies.comWillie WaffleGeorge Clooney, Jeff Bridges and Kevin Spacey get the audience wrapped up in one of the silliest and goofiest movies of the year. |
| Boxoffice MagazineAmy NicholsonAt once optimistic about what the military could do if it replaced its guns with flowers, and cynical about what the non-believers and opportunists can - and did - do to that dream |
| JoBlo's Movie EmporiumChris BumbrayIt's highly entertaining, wildly unconventional, and oddly thought provoking. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertAll of the actors play without winks and spins, unless you consider Lebowskism itself a wink and spin. |
| VarietyDerek ElleyA superbly written loony-tunes satire, played by a tony cast at the top of its game. |
| Lessons of DarknessNick SchagerA series of barely tethered surrealistic shenanigans perpetrated by coasting A-listers. |
| Killer Movie ReviewsAndrea Chasedoes a slick job of putting assumptions of all types to the test, and resists the temptation to make sport of any of them while still retaining a sense of fun |
| Times (UK)Kevin MaherA raucous and rapid-fire military comedy that channels the absurdist spirit of Catch 22 and Three Kings but is often something else entirely. |
| LarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenThe slapstick is broad and the jokes are scattershot, but the satirical digs at the self-delusion directing much of American foreign policy are well aimed. |