War, Inc.

Hauser's cover is as producer of a show starring a Central Asian pop superstar named Yonica Babyeah (Hilary Duff, who proves she is capable of edgier fare). Recalling Dr. Strangelove , Wag the Dog and even Idiocracy , the film skewers American imperialism, corporate greed and corruption and offers a sometimes clever commentary on the Iraq War. ... Full Review

That sort of satire runs through the movie, which is neither quite serious nor quite funny, but very busy with trying to be one or the other. All of the story strands come together into a bewildering series of solutions and conclusions, in which the fictional heritage of the name "Emerald City" plays a prominent role. ... Full Review

And oh yeah, there's a big surprise ending that isn't. Duff isn't terrible in this role -- in fact she's almost unrecognizable -- though her accent is on and off. ... Full Review

The film just isnt that razor sharp, but look at War, Inc as a back-flipping, over-the-top political farce, and the results are far more pleasurable. Seftel tries to even things out with some spaghetti-western guitar strumming to boost the cartoon nature of it all, but even with all the previous high-wire theatrics, it can reach frustrating levels of ambition. ... Full Review

This is Wars biggest problem: not its penchant for the sophomoric gag or the easy target but its inability to lose the agenda and indulge in the insanity of its subject. In one of War s most exhilarating scenes, Hauser disposes of a dozen evildoers with Jason Bourne efficiency. ... Full Review

No extras on the War, Inc.DVD?Really?I was so hoping for something -- a commentary track, a making-of -- that would help me understand why this seeming can't-miss satire misses. ... Full Article

John Cusack stars as a beyond-cynical hit man employed by a former U.S. vice president who runs a corporation with lots of contracts in a Middle Eastern country. ... Full Article

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War, Inc. is about as breezy a movie as you are going to find where the intention of the film is to make a heavy political statement about the detriments of American corporate greed and war mongering - two devastating... ... Full Article

(C+) When politics and culture satirize themselves, what is there left for satire to do? This is the problem faced by War, Inc. , a broad lampooning of political corruption and war profiteering co-written by John Cusack (who also stars... ... Full Article