Comments on: Redford's Wordy but Goodhearted War-time Sermon "Lions for Lambs" http://kindalikesorta.com/redfords-wordy-but-goodhearted-war-time-sermon-lions-for-lambs/ Rambling about Movies, Art, and Life Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:11:31 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: efrain http://kindalikesorta.com/redfords-wordy-but-goodhearted-war-time-sermon-lions-for-lambs/comment-page-1/#comment-38 efrain Sat, 10 Nov 2007 08:51:11 +0000 http://kindalikesorta.com/redfords-wordy-but-goodhearted-war-time-sermon-lions-for-lambs/#comment-38 I liked what critic, Peter T. Chattaway said: <blockquote>There is, admittedly, something striking about a film in which established Hollywood stars like Redford and Streep make an impassioned political plea while supposedly staying in character—and it is quite daring of Cruise to play a character whose vacant enthusiasm so closely parallels the vibe he gives off whenever he's promoting a new movie or girlfriend in real life. But if there was ever a film that not only preached to the choir but threatened to put it to sleep, this is it.</blockquote> I couldn't agree more. :: efrain I liked what critic, Peter T. Chattaway said:

There is, admittedly, something striking about a film in which established Hollywood stars like Redford and Streep make an impassioned political plea while supposedly staying in character—and it is quite daring of Cruise to play a character whose vacant enthusiasm so closely parallels the vibe he gives off whenever he’s promoting a new movie or girlfriend in real life. But if there was ever a film that not only preached to the choir but threatened to put it to sleep, this is it.

I couldn’t agree more.
:: efrain

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