Charlie Wilson's War2007
Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
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Critic Consensus: Charlie Wilson's War manages to entertain and inform audiences, thanks to its witty script and talented cast of power players.
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Cast
as Charlie Wilson
as Gust
as Bonnie Bach
as Doc Long
as Joanne Herring
as Jane Liddle
as President Zia
as Zvi
as Cravely
as Harold Holt
as Crystal Lee
as CIA Award Presenter
as Paul Brown
as Kelly
as Stacey
as Stoned Buy
as Limo Driver
as Donnelly
as Larry Liddle
as Charlie's Angel
as Charlie's Angel
as Charlie's Angel
as Charlie's Angel
as Jim Van Wagenen
as Maitenance Man
as McGaffin
as Auctioneer
as Slave Girl
as Pakistani Steward
as Brigadier Rashid
as Colonel Mahmood
as Refugee in Wheelchair
as Refugee Building a Wall
as Refugee Camp Translator
as Refugee Camp Translator
as Embassy Official
as Agent Patrick
as Agent Wells
as Mike Vickers
as Chess Player
as Chess Player
as Belly Dancer
as Mario
as Mrs. Long
as Mujahideen Translator
as Russian Helicopter Pilot
as Russian Helicopter Pilot
as Stinger Mujahideen
as Stinger Presenter
as Congressional Committee Member
as Congressional Committee Member
as Congressional Committee Member
as Congressional Committee Member
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Critic Reviews for Charlie Wilson's War
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Hanks may at first seem like an unlikely choice to play a seasoned Texas playboy bachelor, but he's so ingratiating that he almost pulls it off.
Hanks' performance as Wilson is tone-perfect, capturing both the public-servant seriousness and playboy rakishness of his character. And he does it without breaking a sweat.
[Philip Seymour Hoffman's] rumpled, cranky spy is hilarious--George Smiley by way of Jack Black--but with an edge of quiet ferocity that makes every scene he's in play a little sharper.
Mike Nichols' fast-talking political comedy says every word but Osama Bin Laden.
The performances are likeable and entertaining, while Nichols pumps the whole proceedings with a satisfyingly fluid, dramatic energy.
Nichols and Sorkin have made a Cadillac of a movie, a handsome, beautifully designed chassis with a powerful motor and luxurious attention to detail.
Audience Reviews for Charlie Wilson's War
It's not an exceptional film, however the real-life story it depicts is interesting enough and the performances are generally strong, particularly that of Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Super Reviewer
A hedonistic womanising congressman from Texas seems to be the only person on Capitol Hill who realises the full implications of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and sets about ensuring the US gives its support to the freedom fighters of the Mujahideen. The Aaron Sorkin penned script based on actual events shares a lot of elements with his flagship TV series The West Wing. The combination of politics and drama with amusingly quirky characters and witty, fast talking dialogue will be very familiar to fans and a collection of fine performances all round make for a very entertaining piece of historical edutainment. Inevitably it all seems quite rose-tinted in its depiction of the role of the US but Sorkin's edgy dialogue always keeps one eye on the hypocrisy and duplicity of American politics and the timing of the project is surely no coincidence. It would have made for a much weightier experience if it had continued the commentary through to its natural conclusion concerning where Afghanistan found itself once America had got what it wanted, but Sorkin does at least touch on the subject at the last gasp. Witty, smart and consistently entertaining, Charlie Wilson's War is well worth watching if only for the great Philip Seymour Hoffman's show stealing turn as the wise cracking, no-nonsense CIA analyst.
Super Reviewer
Director Mike Nichols and writer Aaron Sorkin are no strangers to political satire. Charlie Wilson's War is simply fantastic. It's funny and incredibly well written. But the real disturbing elements emerge in the films final ten minutes, when you realize exactly how dangerous America's meddling into world affairs has become.
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Charlie Wilson's War Quotes
| Charlie Wilson: | You did a hell of a job for the son of a soda pop maker. |
| Gust Avrakotos: | "We'll see", said the Zen master. |