Charlie Wilson's War (2007)

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"23.3 Aineksia olisi kasassa selvästi parempaakin ja syvällisempään poliittiseen trilleriin. Nichols on sille päälle sattuessaan loistava henkilöohjaaja, mutta tässä kukaan henkilöistä ei saa minkäänlaista kosketuspintaa. Tarinaankaan ei uppoa kovinkaan syvälle, joten parituntinen meni lähinnä ruutua töllöttäen. "

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" Phillip Seymour Hoffman as Gust Avrakotos in "Charlie Wilson's War" (2nd nomination)"

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"Based on the true story of Texas congressman Charlie Wilson's covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels in their war with the Soviets have some unforeseen and long-reaching effects. Hanks is fantastic, as are Roberts and Hoffman. Intriguing tale! "

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"as Gust Avrakotos"

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A good movie

“Since I have a weak spot for Mike Nichols, I thought I should check out this movie. Eventually, even though it wasn't really mind-blowing, I still enjoyed it. First of all, there was a pretty cool cast (Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Emily Blunt) and I especially enjoyed Philip Seymour Hoffman who was really good as usual. Basically, the whole thing is a political satire based a on a true story, I always had a weak spot for movies dealing with politics and I thought it was an interesting story. My complain would be that the tone was just a little too light-hearted for my taste and it would have worked better if the whole thing had been more serious or at least, darker in tone. On the other hand, I re-watched recently it recently, I liked it even more than the” read more

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"22.1.11. TV Mike Nicholsin draamakomediassa Tom Hanks esittää Charlie Wilsonia, mitätöntä teksasilaista senaattoria, joka vaikuttuu Afganistanin sotatantereella näkemistään kärsimyksistä 1980-luvulla kylmän sodan riehussa. Wilson päättää ryhtyä yhteistyöhön kreikkalaissyntyisen CIA-agentin (Philip Seymour Hoffman) kanssa, jotta neukut saisivat köniinsä ja alkaa ajaa hankkeita, joilla voitaisiin tukea afgaanisotureita aseellisesti. Wilson onnistuukin, Afganistanista tulee en"