A well made tongue-in-cheek look at the U.S. Army and some of it's wacky ideas

Rating: 10/10 (7 April 2012)

The basic premise for the movie appears wacky at first glance, but seems to be based on stuff that actually happened, at least in Russia.
The casting is spot on. The individuals are very believable and one can honestly say that they are very reminiscent of characters in real life.
The idea of someone looking into mind control as a possible method of warfare is hilarious, and the way this story is carried out is hilarious.
It reminded me in places of a Cohen Brothers movie, crossed with Catch 22, and some Team America thrown in for good measure.
The direction is excellent, as is the screen writing, and as I mentioned - the casting is great. It's typical that this was under the radar for awards, to my mind, it should have won some awards and the actors should definitely have won something significant.
George Clooney is a fave anyway, but his role in this film was just great, as was Ewen McGregor and of course, The Dude, Jeff Bridges.
I loved the little digs made toward the various U.S. activities in the middle east, and politics.
If you want good entertainment and you have a twisted sense of humour - you will love it. If you are looking for "same old, same old" Hollywood action flick - not so much.