Charlie Wilson's War(2007)- User Reviews

I watched this film with a friend from another country and we both were fascinated by it. Interesting history I knew nothing about and great acting. Then I went home and turned on the local political free speech channel and there was a special on 9-11 …more»

This is one of the best movies of the year! Tom Hanks and Phillip Seymour Hoffman were just absolutely perfect for their parts! It does not hurt that this was a true story that is compelling on the surface! Take a great story and put it in the acomplished …more»

Tom Hanks was great as always and Phillip Seymor Hoffman was hillarious and played his role well too. Though at times it is slightly boring but Hanks And Hoffman make up for it with their excellent performance.more»

bus is a B+!!!! A very good movie, great acting, and a great message. If the US did not stop the help to the afghan people after they won the war, maybe, just maybe, all the mess that happened before have not happen. After all the frenzy spent in guns …more»

What was Tom Hanks thinking? The direction was beyond poor. I tried watching this twice and decided to warn all of stink-O movie.more»

Charlie Wilson's war is a movie about a playboy congressman who finally wakes up to the seriousness of war that is plaguing Afghanistan, so he aims to do something about, he plans to launch the biggest and most secretive covert operation in history.

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A little known Congressman from Texas wages a war against the Soviets in Afghanistan. This is a true story about how Congressman Wilson raised money for the Afghan freedom fighters. This is a fast paced story and covers nine years in 90 minutes. Tom …more»

...it would be a McDonald's hamburger. It ain't the best you ever tasted but it get's the job done. You can tell the screenwriter of this film decided that placing the emphasis on the vices of these characters was more important than anything …more»

All I have to say is 1 MILLION DOLLARS for schools and we could have avoided this huge problem we have today!

Fantastic movie well played by Hanks and Hoffman! Such great banter between two fine actors of our time!

See it now please! We all might learn …more»

To say the least!! My wife and I enjoyed this Movie. To date, we've watched the DVD 5 times. It's the best.more»