The Men Who Stare At Goats

In a comedic look at real life events that are almost too bizarre to believe, a reporter discovers a top-secret wing of the U.S. military when he accompanies an enigmatic Special Forces operator on a mind-boggling mission.

Reporter Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor) is in search of his next big story when he encounters Lyn Cassady (Academy Award® winner George Clooney), a shadowy figure who claims to be part of an experimental U.S. military unit. According to Cassady, the New Earth Army is changing the way wars are fought. A legion of “Warrior Monks” with unparalleled psychic powers can read the enemy’s thoughts, pass through solid walls, and even kill a goat simply by staring at it. Now, the program’s founder, Bill Django (Oscar® nominee Jeff Bridges), has gone missing and Cassady’s mission is to find him.

Intrigued by his new acquaintance’s far-fetched stories, Bob impulsively decides to tag along. When the pair tracks Django to a clandestine training camp run by renegade psychic Larry Hooper (two-time Oscar® winner Kevin Spacey), the reporter is trapped in the middle of a grudge match between the forces of Django’s New Earth Army and Hooper’s personal militia of super soldiers. In order to survive this wild adventure, Bob will have to outwit an enemy he never thought possible.

My problem with this movie is that the idea of it is more entertaining than the movie.  I’m not saying it was bad, it just wasn’t as good, or as funny, as I thought it was going to be.  It’s worth a watch just for George Clooney’s kooky performance, but if you’re expecting a really clever comedy, I’m afraid you’ll find a film that just falls short of that mark.

The Men Who Stare at Goats is release on the 19th April in the UK

DVD Extras

• Goats Declassified: The Real Men of the First Earth Battalion
• Codename: P
• Character Profiles
• Deleted Scenes/Audio Commentary