Jan 07 2008
Review: Charlie Wilson’s War
I went in expecting a mediocre movie, nothing too special. This movie delivers, it far exceeded my expectations and was a wonderful movie. The movie is about a no-name representative from Texas who is in partly in charge of the covert black-ops budget for the CIA. Charlie Wilson, through his connections with other representatives manages to increase this budget, specifically for Afghanistan from $5 million to $500 million. This takes place during the Cold War, so the money (along with matching funds from the Sudias) goes to fight the Soviets in Afghanistan and eventually drive them out.
The main reason this movie is so good is because it is based on true events. This actually happened during the Cold War. The acting is superb; Tom Hanks, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, and Julia Roberts all give great performances. While there is not a whole lot of action (that’s not the point of the movie), the plot line and story easily makes up for it.
If you are mildly interested in history, I definitely recommend you check this movie out.