tfmiltz There is a delicate line between satire and demonstrating a brutal statement about a pointless war.All I know is, not once did I ever think 'This is Brad Pitt' that USUALLY only happens with Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Al Pacino...McMahon really sums up some blind optimism - this movie had me reminding myself underneath any uniform, is a human being. Period.No temporary political ideology can rob us of our humanity that came down polished for hundreds of thousands of years - not some 300 year half baked end of day it's corporatism ANYHOO political ideology.The only thing missing from this - that could have made it a 10 would have been presence of Enron.For Enron played a great part in US occupation of Iraq. All goes back to Sugarland Texas when the Taleban was invited by now Chevron - if they were going to be a problem with the Enron planned Turkmenistan natural gas pipeline.Looks like they said they would be- and they did.Enron also just 'happened' to be the #1 campaign contributor to the Bush and Cheney 2000 campaign.Twelve Monkeys was a fun role for Brad Pitt no doubt but I think this is his best performance to date. Me? I would have liked see an Oscar for Pitt on this one.This movie can be watched many many times for some precious scenes.'Ya see - it's like raising a child - you need two parents''Woodward ? OH NO ''Steps to freedom - you familiar with the moon landing? 'I do so wonder how this movie might have come across had it been released in 2004. Let's all hope there won't need to be a sequel, but the way things are going in Afghanistan - there might need to be a sequel to this movie. Ugh

dmobb-61803 I can see what this film is trying to do, its trying to be the war version of martin scorsese films like Wolf of wall street or Goodfellas in its narrative style but stops woefully short of that. The charecters are not beliveable and its seems the film makers are trying to make a political point but totaly skipping any historical facts.It seems the post production didnt do much research and had not much knowledge of the afgan war. For example there is one seen when nato generals are have a meeting about the general situation of the afgan war, one british general recommends leaving helmand province as its a lost cause, This just simply didnt happen in fact it was both the US and UK forces agreed on expanding in the area with more US troops being stationed in Helmand. A satire should most importantly be based on some sort of fact when it comes to a historical advent other wise its just pretentious nonsense, which is what this film is.

rndhyd Note first: I rarely type reviews, but this movie needed clarification.Depicted as comedy: FALSE. There were a few occasions of slight sarcasm. The genre should be noted as drama & war. Although there was little war, but it was about war.A general, Brad Pitt, goes to Afghanistan in ~2009 to fix things, such as as creating a "society" with infrastructure.It's kinda funny seeing Brad Pitt in this role. Two things: his arms out wide & his mouth expressions. WTH?, but I think it added to his character.He didn't look hot or have a hot wife, but I don't care because I'm a trisexual white male -- I'll try anything, but another white male -- haha.There was some interesting & realistic politics involved.Is there a conclusion? Think about the situation there, regardless of the Jewish Peoples? Hmmm? Dare I say that some ideologies get too involved in omitting all others, especially in downgrading women? Other things too. Hard advance then.

dbrayshaw Gen. Glen McMahon (Brad Pitt) is a lifer who is sent to Afghanistan to fix the problem. Those who put him in that position want him to do nothing more than to get American soldiers out of that brutal environment, to save lives, and get them home.But because Glen is an extremely gung-ho conservative patriot who still believes American intervention is able to provide for these Afghani poor-- foreigners who really don't want any part of US intervention, barbarity, interference and imperialism, nor the promise of household conveniences -- he insists the country can be fixed, and that he's the man to do it. How? By insisting a coalition of govts. send an additional 40,000 soldiers to help him gain control of the least populated area of that nation, a location void of substance and consequence. Prior generals sent there to bring peace failed, to Glen's mind, and he knows exactly where to start to rid the country of insurgents.At first it doesn't look like the General will be getting his increased number of troops, but when it comes to light by an interview the General gives to an American TV magazine, that he has had only one short conversation with the President after four years, President Obama concedes, allowing more American soldiers entry into Afghanistan. He's also promised a face-to-face conversation with the President, but instead is made to pose for pictures to make it appear he's had talks with him. It's all a farce.None of this would have taken place in the first place if the entire political system was not fraught with the most intense incompetence. The President is good at only one thing: putting patches on problems at any cost, without regard for any true vision or purpose. It's all about maintaining power and money to him.There is nothing supportive about any cogs in this broken network of pretentious, flawed and profoundly unqualified managers. They will turn on one another in a blink and don't care who is thrown under the bus just as long as they stay in power.