Director Mike Nichols working from Sorkins terrifically written screenplay
Director Mike Nichols, working from Sorkins terrifically written screenplay and with a cast thats obviously game and eager to please, pulls it all together and makes it work in an utterly convincing and crowd-pleasing fashion Without Philip Seymour Hoffmans Gust, this would be a mildly amusing 2-star dramedy. His deadpan punchlines elevate it beyond well-intentioned shlock Buy Charlie Wilson’s War dvd A mildly engaging holiday season diversion that will evaporate from many viewers’ memories at a speed so rapid it may put Santa’s sleigh to shame. Maybe it wasnt his fault those chickens came home to roost in the form of the Taliban, but you have to wonder: Would Nichols have given Oliver North such an easy ride? Its a sprightly achievement for director Mike Nichols and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin and their cast to keep effervescing for 80 minutes of a 97-minute movie. The seasons oddest and perhaps most effective war movie.