Among the leading actors in the film, it is recognized that Philip Seymour Hoffman is the one who plays his due level. Gust, the CIA agent played by him, is the most outstanding and arguably the only outstanding character in the film. And Tom Hanks' performance was disappointing, contributing another failed performance after Airport Passenger Terminal and The Da Vinci Code. Julia Roberts is not much better, but this is mainly because the script itself is too flat for the character of Joanne, and there is no chance for the big-mouthed beauty in the film. In fact, the character of Joanne is very legendary in reality, but unfortunately it feels weakened in the movie.
As mentioned above, the script of the film itself is not very good. It may illustrate one thing: a good TV screenwriter is not necessarily a good film screenwriter, because the space and time of the film is much smaller than that of the TV series, requiring a limited number of scenes to create a flesh-and-blood character, and the film itself There will also be constant conflict. Sadly, Charlie's War falls short on both, especially when it comes to dramatic conflict. For example, to sell Israeli weapons to Muslims is a contradiction in itself. If there is a contradiction, it can be amplified, resulting in a dramatic conflict. It's a pity that the movie itself mentioned it, but didn't dig further. For another example, why did Charlie Wilson spare no effort to promote the anti-Soviet war in Afghanistan? Was it because of Joanne, or was it touched by what the camp saw? In the film, the facts are just presented and not elaborated.
It is precisely because of the misplacement of the script that this film is difficult to become a masterpiece. At best, it is just a mediocre political film, and it is also an American theme film based on the position of the United States, the point of view of the United States, and the interests of the United States.
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