Männer, die auf Ziegen starren (2009)

Männer, die auf Ziegen starren: Directed by Grant Heslov. With George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey. A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army’s New Earth Army, a unit that employs paranormal powers in their missions.

“I just got back from seeing u0026quot;The Men Who Stare at Goatsu0026quot; at the Woodstock Film Festival. I walked in knowing the main plot, and I expected it to be pretty good because of the great actors it has, the premise of the story and the music used in the soundtrack. My expectations werenu0026#39;t only met, but they were greatly exceeded.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe story follows a broken-hearted journalist (McGregor) who goes on the job to Iraq to prove to his ex-wife he isnu0026#39;t weak or frail. There, he meets Lyn Cassidy (Clooney) who is a u0026quot;psychicu0026quot; soldier for the US government, trained by his hippie instructor Billy (Bridges) to use his mind, peace and love to overcome hairy military situations. The story is the two mensu0026#39; adventure together.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe movie is essentially broken down into Iu0026#39;d say 3 parts. The first part is the main story of the journalist and Lyn as they travel in Iraq on a special mission Lyn is on. The second is the very humorous back-story of the history of the creation and existence of the u0026quot;psychic soldiersu0026quot; of the military. When I say u0026quot;back-storyu0026quot; and u0026quot;historyu0026quot; I mean the main background to Lyn and Billyu0026#39;s character, as well as the main antagonist of the story, played by Kevin Spacey. The third part is the first person narration provided by Ewen McGregor about the things that are going on. He offers insight into his mind and opinions on the things he says and of himself and Lyn as the story progresses.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe Men Who Stare at Goats is a very hilarious movie, with many quotable lines and excellent acting by the entire cast. The story is very unique and the film uses that as a great advantage to itself in setting up the humor. The characters are very real and are taken to heart right away. The film is funny, intriguing, smart, witty, fast-paced, emotional, enjoyable and inspirational. I highly recommend it to any Ewen McGregor, George Clooney, Kevin Spacey or Jeff Bridges fan, for fans of those men will not be disappointed with the acting and mannerisms of the characters those actors portrayed.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe Men Who Stare at Goats is a very fun movie to see in theaters and everyone in my audience were cracking up laughing many, many times. It is a movie for casual movie goers and film aficionados alike. Go see it.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e8.5/10”