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Rating: 6/10 (25 March 2010)

The Men Who Stare at Goats
Usually the men who stare at goats turn out to be the type of men who also sleep with goats.
However, in the case of this film, the men staring at goats are highly trained psychic soldiers in the New Earth Army.
Recently divorced journalist Bob (Ewan McGregor) decides to prove his worth by heading to Iraq. After arriving, he meets Lynn (George Clooney), a soldier who claims to possess paranormal abilities – given to him by the U.S. Army. Intrigued, Bob shadows Lynn, who reveals more about the secret unit as the two try to locate its hippy founder (Jeff Bridges), and overthrow its new leader (Kevin Spacey).
Based on varying anecdotes concerning the military's involvement in psychic warfare, TMWSAG is more a screwball comedy than a factual account.
As for identifying soldiers that may be clairvoyant, that information is protected under the U.S. Army's 'Don't ask, don't foretell' policy. (Yellow Light)