Friday, March 26, 2010

The Men Who Stare at Goats

I had no idea what this movie was about when I saw it in the video store the other night. I had seen previews for it and all I knew was that George Clooney, Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges were in one movie and I was in!
I soon learned that the movie was about the main character, played by Ewan MacGregor, who was a reporter looking to go on vacation to escape his fresh divorce. While he's on vacation he meets a man who has the most interesting war story he's ever heard. He wants to learn more and begins to follow this mystery man so he can hear all his stories.
The two men end up going on a trip halfway around the world to learn about a small division of the army devoted to protecting the United States by using peace instead of war. All of the men in this division, however, are 'special'...because they all have super powers.
The story is pretty hilarious but at some times confusing, probably because most of the characters were on LSD.
I thought the story had more to do with a goat though...



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