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War, Inc

War, Inc is the newest John Cusack which is to be released sometime this month, but the actual date looks hazy. The best way that I could describe this film is Grosse Point Blank meets Team America (without the puppets.)

It starts as we meet John Cusack whom is a hot sauce guzzling professional hit man working for a privatized military, Joan Cusack who is working as john’s subordinate as it were, and Dan Aykroyd as the ex vice president of America and now president of the private military group.

So now we have the cast of Grosse Point Blank, what else can we knick thought the producers, so they stole the story. Basically the only thing they changed is that Dan Aykroyd isn’t trying to kill Cusack, but there on the same side. Besides that the story stays the same. Hit man gets contract, meets girl, falls for girl, changes his mind about the contract, gets revenge on boss, gets girl, end.

Ok that summary doesn’t give the best impression for the film, but it is done in a light hatred witty way, which makes the film rather charming. It’s set in the capital of a small war struck country somewhere in the middle east, and rightly names Turaqistan, which has successfully been captured by the military, and now has been overcome with commercialism, with its biggest culprit being Brand USA oh and a popeyes chicken, oh and with the addition of caffeine addicted nut jobs, supplied by the privatised military “Tamerlane” this does make for a good watch.

This along with Hillary Duff, as a pop star whom wears barley nothing throughout gives the film a very good 8 / 10 in my book and I would highly recommend it

[Highly rated reviewer]

War, Inc: In Administration

The tariler for theis film, is actually better than the film. After watching the trailer, I thourght this would be a mix of Grosse Point Blank, as that had John and Joan Cusack, and Dan Ackroyd in it. It wasn't. Basically a film aimed at the anti-war activists with little or no sense of humour. Most of the satire isn't really dark, anything that hasn't been seen in a mix of Family Guy, American Dad, South Park or Team America and better. The film is so one-sided in its anti-Bush etc it stops it from conveying any real message, thinking perhaps the makers think Saddam ruled Iraq, or Taliban ruled Afghanistan is better? It even tries to preach about sexual commercialistion of teenagers with fame, using Hilary Duff as a Britney Spears type singer from this Middle eastern country.With such one sided argument I think it fails as a message film, lack of humour fails it as a comedy, and except for one good fight scene (Cusack taking out six blokes with karate like from Grosse Point Blank). A disappointment. Watch Team America, better comedy and saitre.