Unique, interesting, enjoyable and entertaining

Rating: 8/10 (24 July 2010)

The Men who Stare at Goats is a movie based on a true story about a secret unit within the US Army called the First Earth Battalion, whose paranormal military ideas mutated over the decades to influence interrogation techniques at Guantanamo Bay. It has a very interesting story and a very well developed plot, its first 45 minutes has a very fast paced that makes the movie entertaining and with some moments of good black humor. But the second 45 is a bit slower and it may get tiresome or boring. The cast is really great, George Clooney is hilarious, Ewan McGregor is excellent, Jeff Bridges gives us a very good performance that remind us to "The Dude" in The Big Lebowski and Kevin Spacey is like the villain of the movie, his role is really funny though. Directed by Grant Heslov, this movie has a big influence by the Coen Brothers. To conclude, The Men that Stare at Goats i an enjoyable and entertaining movie. I fully recommended it.