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The Men Who Stare at Goats

Overview

Genre :

Comedy, Drama

Release Date :

November 06, 2009

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Grant Heslov

Starring :

George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey, Rebecca Mader, Stephen Lang, J.K. Simmons, Robert Patrick, Stephen Root, Waleed Zuaiter

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  4 of 5 [Rate It]

2.5 of 4

“..only scratches the surface of the bizarre goings-on it explores..”
by Duane Dudek [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
2.5 of 4

“..One only wishes it were a more consistently funny film..”
by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
3 of 4

“..offers a terrific adaptation of the nonfiction book..”
by Steven Rea [Philadelphia Inquirer]
1.5 of 4

“..Less of it is entertaining than you would wish..”
by Colin Covert [Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune]
2 of 4

“..it's just another bad trip..”
by Anthony Venutolo [Newark Star-Ledger]
3 of 4

“..doesn't stay with you long, but it's good fun while it lasts..”
by Moira Macdonald [Seattle Times]
2 of 4

“..a disappointing case of coulda-been..”
by Ty Burr [Boston Globe]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone]

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