War, Inc.
1,284
Action. Comedy. Thriller
A political satire set in Turaqistan, a country occupied by an American private corporation run by a former US Vice-President (Aykroyd). In an effort to monopolize the opportunities the war-torn nation offers, the corporation's CEO hires a troubled hit man (Cusack), to kill a Middle East oil minister. Now, struggling with his own growing demons, the assassin must pose as the corporation's Trade Show Producer in order to pull off this ... [+]
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United States | Chicago Reader | "Like so many satires in the Strangelove mold, this never comes close to working as a story, but its lampoon of U.S. imperialism and military privatization is so bracingly obnoxious I didn't really care" | POS |
United States | Chicago Sun-Times | "A brave and ambitious but chaotic attempt at political satire" | NEU |
United States | SFGATE | "Misfires so severely that even the clever details get obliterated in the resulting mess." | NEG |
United States | USA Today | "Screwball, vaguely futuristic political satires are a rare hybrid, and War, Inc. is an intriguing, if flawed, example." | POS |
United States | The Hollywood Reporter | "The ambitions and intentions of 'War, Inc.', co-written by and starring John Cusack, are laudable, but the film is a nearly complete misfire" | NEG |
United States | Los Angeles Times | "Somehow, what starts as a series of cheap shots in a barrel develops into something more, thanks largely to warm, engaging performances by Cusack and Tomei" | POS |
United States | The Washington Post | "A film that, in attempting to ridicule the Bush administration, finally just settles for being ridiculous itself." | NEG |
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