The Men Who Stare at Goats

Genre :
Comedy
Opening Date :
2010-07-08
Class :
IIB
Languages :
English (Chinese Subtitle)
Length :
94

Director :
Grant Heslov
Cast :
George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges
Story Line :

In a comedic look at real life events that are almost too bizarre to believe, a reporter discovers a top-secret wing of the U.S. military when he accompanies an enigmatic Special Forces operator on a mind-boggling mission.

Reporter Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor) is in search of his next big story when he encounters Lyn Cassady (Academy Award® winner George Clooney), a shadowy figure who claims to be part of an experimental U.S. military unit. According to Cassady, the New Earth Army is changing the way wars are fought. A legion of “Warrior Monks” with unparalleled psychic powers can read the enemy’s thoughts, pass through solid walls, and even kill a goat simply by staring at it. Now, the program’s founder, Bill Django (Oscar® nominee Jeff Bridges), has gone missing and Cassady’s mission is to find him.

Intrigued by his new acquaintance’s far-fetched stories, Bob impulsively decides to tag along. When the pair tracks Django to a clandestine training camp run by renegade psychic Larry Hooper (two-time Oscar® winner Kevin Spacey), the reporter is trapped in the middle of a grudge match between the forces of Django’s New Earth Army and Hooper’s personal militia of super soldiers. In order to survive this wild adventure, Bob will have to outwit an enemy he never thought possible.

The Men Who Stare at Goats was inspired by Jon Ronson’s non-fiction bestseller of the same name, an eye-opening and often hilarious exploration of the government’s attempts to harness paranormal abilities to combat its enemies.

MoviePanda
2010-01-13

Why so serious?看這種荒誕喜劇電影的觀眾,必須先拋開所謂「常規」、「情理」、「邏輯」、「寫實」等包袱,明白「現實生活比戲劇更戲劇」,電影中出現的人,發生的事看似荒謬怪誕,亦可能出現在現實生活中,尤其本片背景是軍人圈子及戰亂地帶,任何事都可能發生,抱這投入心態看本片,會為片中人做出的荒誕行為而喜上眉梢。 佐治古尼(George Clooney)與伊雲麥葵格(Ewan McGregor)合演「上下把二儍」角色趣味玩味濃,互相輝映。 身處戰亂不斷之世代,除嘲諷它,挖苦它,戲謔它,還可怎樣?
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