LIONS FOR LAMBS

LIONS FOR LAMBS IS EASY TARGET FOR SLAUGHTER
If you have just crawled out from under a rock lately, this film is for you. It is an education on the politics involved in the war as seen by many different sets of eyes. Talk about star power... all the uber-actors are in this movie and they did a splendid job of talking us through the screenplay. Considering most of this country gets it's information on the war by Jon Stewart, I'd say this was a very informative flick. If anything detracted from this movie, it would be the total lack of heart. Cruise was "glib" as ever, Redford as moralistic and Streep as curious. It felt like I was back in junior high watching the film about peer-pressure or teenage drug use. There are PLENTY of movies who have addressed the topic at hand, but also brought it home for us to feel... to become connected with and moved to tears about. This film was a neat little package, tied up in a big red bow. I may have opened it to see what was inside, but I spent more time playing with the box it came in.
NOT a pick: An informative discussion on the war as told through different perspectives with little emotion and/or heart. Not bad, just sterile.