Great Past Time.

Rating: 10/10 (24 September 2015)

The Men Who Stare At Goats (2009: Dir: Grant Heslov / Cast: Ewan McGregor, George Clooney, Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges, Stephen Lang: Here is a comedy that combines both sincerity and among the biggest laughs all year. Ewan McGregor plays Bob Wilton whose life is on a downward spiral until he encounters a believed super soldier named Lynn Cassidy, played by George Clooney. What is interesting here is how full of crap Cassidy is yet our willingness to go along because Cassidy believes it so well. These super soldiers have a psychic ability that allows them to move objects by force of the mind. Jeff Bridges plays Bill Django who nearly died in Vietnan until he found refuge in a strange vision. Kevin Spacey plays Larry Hooper who attempts to sabotage the operation because he desires to control it for himself. Directed by Grant Heslov who creates one of the funniest as well as best films of the year. McGregor allows us to believe the nonsense because he can stare through a wall for that awesome triumphant conclusion. Clooney sharpens his comic edge with a wink. Bridges steals moments in his hippy madness. Spacey even makes for a villain we cannot help but like even when he pulls a gun on himself. Stephen Lang opens up the film with a hilarious sequence where he believes that he can transport through walls. Intelligent comedy about secret government exploitations. Score: 10 / 10