Charlie Wilson's War (2007) 7/10

Starring : Tom Hanks, Amy Adams, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Director : Mike Nichols
Running Time : 100 mins

US representative Charlie Wilson (Hanks) has basically coasted through life, doing as little as possible to sustain his career whilst enjoyjng the finer things in life such as drink, drugs and women, but when he is coaxed into looking into the issues in Afghanistan by Joanne Herring (Roberts) he decides, with the aid of CIA operative Gust Avrakotos (Hoffman), to help aid the Afghans in their fight against the Russians by providing them with money for weapons.

I wasn’t expecting too much from this movie, but I was glad that it wasn’t the over the top comedy I was expecting. Hoffman really steels the show as Gust Avrakotos, proving once again that he’s an actor to keep your eye on, but as usual Hanks manages to pull off a performance that is both funny and emotional.

You’ll like this if you liked : Buffalo Soldiers