Keswick Film Festival

Sunday 28th February 12:00 PM - Theatre By The Lake

The Men Who Stare at Goats

Director: Grant Heslov Country: UK/US
Cert: 15 Year: 2009 Length: 94 mins
2010 Festival
The Men Who Stare at Goats

Audience Reaction

Score: 74.49% Attendance: 113

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Jon Ronson in his non-fiction book with the same title told of coming upon a secret branch of the U S military involved in New Age-style paranormal research. Critical opinion has divided about how successfully this notion, including, yes, killing by staring, has been turned into a fictional movie. The 'crazy comedy of military madness' (Philip French, The Observer) has a high-class cast: Ewan MacGregor, Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges are all present and correct.

Critics

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The movie has one big element in its favor, and that's George Clooney, who is as good here as he's ever been.
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Mick Lasalle, Sf Chronicle



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