Poopaganda

Rating: Null/10 (27 December 2013)

This is one of the worst movies I've ever seen. It amazes me that it received so many accolades. I'm just over-joyed I didn't pay $15 to see it in the theatre. This movie is bad acting by good, even great actors (I believe this has to do with bad directing); poor laughable script (no one researched anything about the various cultures being dealt with in this film) - Pakastanis speak Arabic - really? All males in the middle east wear turbans - really?; bad script without any character development - absolutely no background on any characters......no story arc - there's no change, no transformation-redemption-acknowledgment of deeper understanding.......NOTHING. The script is as empty as Jessica Chastain's meant-to-be-hard-ass-meaningful-empty-robot gaze. The editing is a mess - it's unbelievable to me that this is a Hollywood production?! Scenes go absolutely no where. Worst editing and I believe this movie was nominated for Best Editing? How is that possible?! The score(music)and cinematography are equally boring like everything else.
This movie is a shill for the United States. Looks and feels like it was hurriedly made without any conscious effort to truly tell the story they (director, screenwriter and producers) claim they are exposing. They're(director, screenwriter and producers)nothing more than shady carnival barkers shouting about how great and powerful the all-knowing all-seeing United States is but like the Wizard of Oz there is nothing behind the curtain, or in this case film.