About Charlie Wilson’s War
Some thoughts after seeing Charlie Wilson’s War…
It was funny. Really funny. Hanks and Hoffman and Adams give great performances. I’ve never been a huge Julia Roberts fan, but she did alright too. Sorkin wrote the screenplay and in some ways the movie was like a really good season 2 WW episode, with only a long walk and talk missing (and of course with one scene in particular – I’m thinking of an office scene with two conversations going on at once – you get the next best thing to a walk and talk and with a fun pay off at the end). Sorkin can bring the funny.
So go see it, and if you can, might I suggest catching a 9 o’clock showing on Hilton Head? You’ll just about have the theater to yourself. I don’t know if only 10 people came to the opening night showing because it’s December on Hilton Head Island (which means no one is here) or because the people who are here like to watch a lot of matinées (the better to catch the early bird dinner specials). Or maybe this movie is going to tank at the box office because no one has quite figured out how to sell a semi-feel good, comedic, political movie that comes complete with a happy ending. Of course, the ending is happy only so long as you forget that an argument could be made that the actions of the movie’s protagonists directly resulted in a little event known as 9/11. Which is a bit heavy.
But the movie is funny. Really funny. It is laugh out loud funny. And you should go see it.
