Review of Lions for Lambs (2007) by Scott W — 03 May 2009
A well-acted, but ultimately flawed and one sided liberal approach towards the War in Iraq. Robert Redford's story concerning him and his student is not entirely riveting, and the movie pitches so many political cliches and generalizations that it's hard to keep up with what its trying to say other than that this war is a bad one.
Tom Cruise is a perfect selection to play the John Edwards look-a-like who explains to the pessimistic Meryl Streep why they're in this war. The ending is pretty bad as well, not only does it end abruptly, but what happens to the two soldiers it follows (Michael Pena and Derek Luke) is massively disappointing.
A rare misfire from Robert Redford.
This review of Lions for Lambs (2007) was written by Scott W on 03 May 2009.
Lions for Lambs has generally received mixed reviews.
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