Charlie Wilson's War

[Beefy]

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809774261/video/4486824

[Jessie]

Hrm.  Interesting. 

I wonder how a movie making a friend of Afghanistan into a hero will fly these days.

[Beefy]

Hrm.  Interesting. 

I wonder how a movie making a friend of Afghanistan into a hero will fly these days.

I didn't buy Roberts' accent, but it's nice to see Hanks playing a loathable character and not Man of the People once again.

[Jessie]

Hrm.  Interesting. 

I wonder how a movie making a friend of Afghanistan into a hero will fly these days.

I didn't buy Roberts' accent, but it's nice to see Hanks playing a loathable character and not Man of the People once again.

I didn't buy it either.

I thought he was the protagonist.  The good ole boy who got stuff done.  Was he supposed to be loathable?

[Beefy]

Hrm.  Interesting. 

I wonder how a movie making a friend of Afghanistan into a hero will fly these days.

I didn't buy Roberts' accent, but it's nice to see Hanks playing a loathable character and not Man of the People once again.

I didn't buy it either.

I thought he was the protagonist.  The good ole boy who got stuff done.  Was he supposed to be loathable?

He's definitely the protagonist, but I took him more as a sleazy wheeler-dealer type.