http://commentarytrack.com/2008/01/02/review-charlie-wilsons-war-2007/ movie reviews, news and discussion Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:07:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://commentarytrack.com/2008/01/02/review-charlie-wilsons-war-2007/#comment-343 Doc Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:39:54 +0000 http://commentarytrack.com/2008/01/02/review-charlie-wilsons-war-2007/#comment-343 The Brits called it the "great game" when they played it from India against the Russians a century ago. The Carter and Reagan Presidencies were defined by it in important ways. NATO is playing the game today, and others yet unborn may well play it in the future. That's a hard sell for any comic writer. The Brits called it the “great game” when they played it from India against the Russians a century ago. The Carter and Reagan Presidencies were defined by it in important ways. NATO is playing the game today, and others yet unborn may well play it in the future. That’s a hard sell for any comic writer.

]]> http://commentarytrack.com/2008/01/02/review-charlie-wilsons-war-2007/#comment-342 Liz Fri, 04 Jan 2008 09:38:05 +0000 http://commentarytrack.com/2008/01/02/review-charlie-wilsons-war-2007/#comment-342 This is a very insightful review, though it disappoints me a bit. I was hoping that this one would be worth checking out, but shallow characters is one of my pet peeves. I was never particularly drawn into The West Wing, so I shouldn't be surprised. This is a very insightful review, though it disappoints me a bit. I was hoping that this one would be worth checking out, but shallow characters is one of my pet peeves. I was never particularly drawn into The West Wing, so I shouldn’t be surprised.

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