If it wasn’t for Hoffman’s delightfully abrasive Gust there wouldn’t be much to really latch onto in this scattered political drama/comedy: The offbeat bureaucratic humour is good and works fine with the jumpy direction and quick run-time, but when more serious war themes are inserted into the mix the film starts to feel a little messy and rushed–with the abrupt switch from the provoking “Zen master” final thought to the cliche and sappy string-laced conclusion being the worst example of this.
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We watched this in theatre for our annual “dinner and movie date” because we liked Hanks and Roberts in previous shows. It was not a good choice for a date movie!
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Yeah, not the greatest date flick for sure! And there’s definitely better Hanks and Roberts films out there.
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