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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Matthew Michael Carnahan (written by)
Release Date:
9 November 2007 (USA)
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Tagline:
If you don't STAND for something, you might FALL for anything more
Plot:
Injuries sustained by two Army ranger behind enemy lines in Afghanistan set off a sequence of events involving a congressman, a journalist and a professor. full summary | full synopsis
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Afghanistan
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Professor
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Decision
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California
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Reporter
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Pretentious movie "makes a point"
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Robert Redford | ... | Professor Stephen Malley |
 | Meryl Streep | ... | Janine Roth |
 | Tom Cruise | ... | Senator Jasper Irving |
 | Michael Peña | ... | Ernest Rodriguez |
 | Andrew Garfield | ... | Todd Hayes |
 | Peter Berg | ... | Lt. Col. Falco |
 | Kevin Dunn | ... | ANX Editor |
 | Derek Luke | ... | Arian Finch |
 | Larry Bates | ... | Soldier |
 | Christopher May | ... | Soldier |
 | David Pease | ... | Soldier |
 | Heidi Janson | ... | Soldier |
 | Christopher Carley | ... | Sniper |
 | George Back | ... | Student |
| Kristy Wu | ... | Student |
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MPAA:
Rated R for some war violence and language.
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Runtime:
92 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
South Korea:15 |
UK:15 |
Ireland:12A |
Netherlands:16 |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-11 |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Taiwan:R-18 |
Malaysia:U |
Philippines:PG-13 |
South Africa:10M |
Denmark:11 |
Sweden:11 |
Norway:11 |
Germany:12 |
Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Canada:PG (British Columbia) |
USA:R (certificate #43901) |
Argentina:13 |
Argentina:16 |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) |
Brazil:12 |
New Zealand:M |
Singapore:M18 (DVD rating) |
Norway:10 (TV rating)
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In an interview to the Variety magazine, Tom Cruise said he had made the film out of deep respect for Robert Redford's body of work, which he said had inspired him since Ordinary People (1980).
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Goofs:
Continuity: Janine writes "Whatever it takes" in her notebook, when she is at the Senator's office, at a different point of the page (higher) than later shown, when she revises her writings.
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Quotes:
Todd Hayes:
Look, if we're gonna spend tax dollars, our tax dollars, to help people break the law in a safer way, why don't we have a designated drunk-driver lane on the highway too?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in An American Carol (2008)
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Soundtrack:
Yankee Doodle Dandy
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FAQ
What aspect of the plot is taken from a book about real life events in Afganistan, and what was the name of the book?more
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Anyone of even moderate intelligence is likely to feel somewhat patronised by this movie. It's not that I disagree with the questions it poses, it just delivers its message in a frustratingly condescending manner.
The politician with an agenda character, complete with predictable propaganda patter, was an unnecessary cliché. I get it already! The reflective college professor and the brilliantly irritating self-obsessed student also excessively laboured their respective points.
Although I may empathise with some of the sentiments in this movie, I did not enjoy being spoon-fed its trite message. As I said, anyone of even moderate intelligence is likely to already understand the message anyway. The audience this film may be trying to "reach" probably won't have the stamina to chew through this dry and stolid sermon.