Ben Kingsley, Dan Aykroyd, Hilary Duff
An assassin is assigned to kill a Middle East oil minister. His cover is that he's producing a big trade show that includes a wedding between a local pop star and a politico, but complications ensue.
DVD Release Date: October 14, 2008
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November 10, 2009In the near future corporations rule the world rather than nation states and disputes are settled by a heavily armed "arbitrator" played by John Cusack. The combination of black comedy and extreme violence and the presence of the Cusacks and Dan Aykroyd will be familiar to anyone...( read more)
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June 30, 2009Hilary DuFF Drops a Mother FUcKING ScORPION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DOwn her fucking Skirt!!!! Im not a fan of her but I've never been so fucking turned on in my life!!!
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March 8, 2009I just looove the Cusacks. I think I have yet to see a John movie I didn't like, there's something about him that's just irresistible. Joan is always funny, she cracks me up. This movie was funny and I'm glad Tomei never really disappeared because she's amazing too. Duff was tota...( read more)
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January 26, 2009This is our generation's Dr. Strangelove, and like Dr. Strangelove, it isn't as funny now as it could possibly be in a few decades due to the fact that it is too close to painful reality. A must see for all citizens of the world.
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January 16, 2009In the 21st century corporate America will own everything. everything will be branded and sponsored...even War. With ads taken out on the backs of tanks, battles being billed as corporate extravaganzas, the restructuring of the world falls to technology and corporate structure....( read more)
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November 20, 2009Satirical humour. This film makes use of slapstick gags yet at the same time tries to make an intelligent statement about the politics of war and big business. The "final boss" bit was hilarious even while the protagonist`s backstory was trite. If this movie wasn`t meant to be ta...( read more)
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November 14, 2009I know it seems alot loike Grosse Point Blank, but you can find a key message in the storyline if you pay attention.
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October 22, 2009John and Joan are once again awesome, there isnt anything they do, that I dont love. Kingsley, Tomei and Aykroyd are also great, but I just wasnt buying Hilary as a hooch or that terrible accent.
although most wont get the humor in this one, I found it quite amusing. politica...( read more) -
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October 7, 2009a strange satire about the money and media in war... there are used some very good ideas and to my surprise h. duff is no miscast. j. cusack plays a similar role we love from 'grosse point blank', but when you come to the second half the plot becomes more and more disordered and ...( read more)
Critic Reviews
October 18, 2008
Pete Hammond, Boxoffice Magazine
June 13, 2008
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
War, Inc. fires off dozens of lethal dialogue squibs like 'War is the improvement of investments using other means,' but it doesn't connect them into anything that can truly rattle an audience's compl... full review
June 13, 2008
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
A brave and ambitious but chaotic attempt at political satire. full review
May 28, 2008
Armond White, The New York Press
This non-nihilistic film is a vision of our political complicity and humane potential. full review
May 23, 2008
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Though it occasionally tries too hard, the fast-paced and sharply written War, Inc. is audacious and entertaining. full review
May 1, 2008
Marcy Dermansky, About.com
The story fairly zings along in War, Inc. as Hauser struggles to complete the mission he does not believe in, woo the reporter who despises him, and watch over the vile teenage singer (Duff) he feels ... full review
April 25, 2008
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
If Harold & Kumar feels deliberately dumbed down, War, Inc. tries too desperately to show off its intelligence. full review
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June 25, 2008I laughed so hard in the theater, I started crying. I could do without Hilary Duff (was she the only actress out of rehab when they filmed?) but the rest of the movie was funny and timely and sad and true. LOVED IT!
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May 17, 2008this one is a stinker and here's another review to prove it: http://eattheblinds.blogspot.com/
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April 21, 2008I MUST WATCH IT. John Cusack basically plays a Martin Blank who never went to his high school reunion? I'm sold. The trailer hints at an unfortunate overuse of fish-bowl lenses, but I'll wait 'til I see the film before judging it.
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March 25, 2008now i can not wait to see this, i just dont want it to be slamed by bad critics because well i'm not saying hilary duff is a bad actor but she ok, but a lot of people don't like her acting. BUt i love john cusack!
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September 22, 2007by the lookes of it it is going 2 be a really good movie but it will be a long time befor i can see it because i am only 13 witch is really bad because i want 2 have every hilary duff movie so fare i have got them all but not the 1's that are coming soon
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