Unfortunately I can't say the same about Ewan McGregor, an annoying Englishman who is good looking and... well that's about it.
In Men Who Stare at Goats, the somewhat true story directed by Grant Heslov, a sometime partner of Clooney, we're given a wild romp with McGregor and Clooney. The problem is the ride isn't that wild, but more inane.
Additionally, McGregor is just about terrible in the movie. It's like he saw Ocean's 11 and tried to be one of the guys from that, except his accent is terrible and he's about as charming as a venereal disease.
He is a reporter looking for adventure in Iraq, and instead he finds Clooney, who is a former super soldier or Jedi form the 1980s.
It's as a Jedi that Clooney carries the movie. I mean can you imagine hearing Clooney explain that he is a jedi and has mind powers. Did I mention he has a mustache and crazy eyes?
Unfortunately this zany plot, which is riddled with flashbacks, doesn't really captivate any interest. It's almost like the movie went back and forth between fiction and reality, before finally settling just on bad.
THe flashbacks, though, are mildly entertaining specifically Jeff Bridges shit eating grin throughout them, as he recreates some version of "The Dude."
Bridges is a hippy commander who trained Clooney and Clooney's nemesis, Kevin Spacey.
Yes, Kevin Spacey is in this movie, because he likes to be in every "adult" movie. He plays some version of himself, but this time as a bad guy. In this role he is boring and unwatchable.
Yet, would I recommend this movie? I did mention that Clooney has a mustache and repeatedly claims to be a jedi, right?
If you love Clooney and have some free time, watch this. Because it's short, you don't need that much free time.
You would be better off, though, seeing Dr. Strangelove or Ocean's 11.
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