War, Inc.

I was excited to see a John Cusack film that harkened back to his golden age. War, Inc. had the potential to be witty and cutting. It also had the potential to be a complete disaster.
The truth was somewhere in between. Like his early films, War, Inc. is very uneven. The premise takes a poignant relevant issue and takes it to it ridiculous extreme. There are many scenes that are excellent. The space between the excellence range from mediocre to painful.
Largely this is the fault of the script. The main characters do an admirable job. Cusack plays the troubled assassin with his usual aplomb. Joan plays his corporate assistant in her typical harried, slightly crazy manner. Tomei is cute as the love interest. Most surprising is Hillary Duff. She does a great job of playing a twisted version of herself.
The best way to sum up the movie is this: Gross Point Blank with a preachy message.

Lions for Lambs

In a word: Preachy.

It is incredibly boring, self-absorbed crap full of common place high mindedness.