Almost a Great

Rating: 7/10 (4 February 2014)

I enjoyed this movie quite a bit short of a couple of things. First, the music was hideous and did not seem to fir the film in any way. Second, I am just not a fan of Donald Sutherland and he exceeded my expectations of stupidity in this film. You take the music and Sutherland out of this movie and it is 8.5.
For the good: Eastwood does a spectacular job of playing the leader without really playing the leader. He is the same cool, calm and collected character that he is known for in all of his work. I was a little worried about Rickles in the beginning but he played his part well with sharp comedic wit and the neuroticism that you might expect. Telly was a bit overbearing but that was what the role called for but it could get a little old at times.
Overall a very good flick that could have been a great one.