Watch the trailer: http://movies.aol.com/movie/charlie-wilsons-war/23212/main
I've read how this movie is based on a true story. I'll have to watch the History Channel's show about the real Charlie Wilson and compare both versions. As a film it's entertaining and sly, and highlighted with deft performances by the three leads. While watching Charlie Wilson's War, you might begin to think it's only a wicked satire on Washington and global politics but since all of it is supposed to be true.... gawd help us! There's a history lesson buried in this well-crafted movie: How our nation armed the Afghanistani to defeat their Soviet invaders and then abandoned them when they needed help in reconstructing their country is what lead them to turn against us and let the Taliban take over, a big mistake we're still paying for. This point is briefly brought up at the end and you almost miss it as you leave the theater still reeling from earlier scenes of snappy dialogue, caustic humour, and the surrealist wheeling & dealings of government bureaucrats. Only a sophisticated director like Mike Nichols, with a background in edgy comedy routines, could juggle history, humour, and satire without it all come crashing down on the audience's heads.
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