Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, Tom Cruise, Derek Luke, Michael Pena (April 20, 2008)
Robert Redford's latest film is well directed, well acted, but ultimately an empty movie. To paraphrase the bard, "It's full of sound and fury, signifying nothing." There are three concurrent stories in the film, 2 soldiers on a mountaintop in Afghanistan, a student and his professor in California, and a US Senator and a journalist conducting an interview in Washington DC. Although the characters are literally miles apart they are all connected.
The performances are good, Streep is as wonderful as usual, but I found that there were just too many unanswered questions with this film. Perhaps if I was deeply involved in US politics I might have caught more nuances or enjoyed this film a little more, but as it stands, I wouldn't recommend it.
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