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The Men Who Stare At Goats is hilarious. not uproariously so, but just enough. there was a good mix of stupid funny, slapstick humor, and good ol' dry, witty funny with deadpan delivery (my favourite kind of funny). George Clooney is good at funny. he's a great actor with a lot of range, and is pretty good in everything genre of film he's worked on. Ewan McGregor stars opposite, and does a decent job of staying with and balancing out Clooney. i didn't get the feeling that they were as strong in chemistry as Clooney is with Brad Pitt and Matt Damon in the Oceans movies, but they were still quite an enjoyable duo. it was also strange hearing McGregor's American accent. there was a running gag about a character he's played in other movies that pretty funny.
despite the good acting and laughs, i didn't really know where the movie was going. it was an interesting story, and was certainly a fun adventure, but i just wasn't quite sure the payoff would be worth it. at first it was a bit anticlimactic cuz of its simplicity, but in the end i was satisfied. the simplicity of the story was part of its charm, and helped to keep the running time low (about 90some minutes). one character was looking for his calling, the other redemption. they each found what they were looking for, but paid for it in laughs. Goats is my second favourite movie this year. nothing's gonna beat Inglourious Basterds this year.
i'm reasonably sure that no actual goats were harmed during the filming of this movie. hopefully.
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| | Posted 11/7/2009 1:50 AM - 7 Views - 2 eProps - 1 Comment
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