I live off crumbs.....

Rating: 7/10 (14 September 2016)

Two friends exploit a government initiative that allows small businesses to bid on U.S. Military contracts.
Before they know it, they begin raking in big money and living the high life.
But the pair get in over their heads when they land a 300 million dollar deal to arm the Afghan Military
But it's a deal that puts them in business with some very shady people, not the least of which turns out to be the U.S. Government.......
It's apparently based on true events, but just how much of the narrative is true, eg. the gun running and risking their lives to uphold a contract is questionable.
It's Tellers film by a long-shot, the film is from his point of view, and his observations are very interesting, and make for some quite tense viewing.
And then Hill comes in and puts in a performance that almost mirrors his role in Wolf Of Wall Street. And you know that he's putting in such a good performance, when you begin to hate his characters ideals, and just what a poisonous, selfish, immature being he actually is.
It's not a criticism of Hill, it's just an observation of what a brilliant performance he puts in.
It's Lord Of War meets Wolf Of Wall Street, not as good as either of those, but it has you caring for characters who are wholly despicable, which is pretty good going for a film directed by the man who gave us the godawful Hangover movies.
It's a pretty bizarre film, although it's set in the late noughties, it has an eighties feel to it, almost Michael Mann-esque.
Top it all with a wonderfully sinister cameo from Bradley Cooper, this has to be one of the surprises of the year, because it's not terrible, it's actually quite good.