Lucybespro
It is a performances centric movie
Baseshment
I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.
Jonah Abbott
There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.
Mike_Yike
I thought Whiskey Tango Foxtrot was an okay movie. Not great, but okay. It did not have enough action or suspense to be held up by those pillars. It had some R-rated romance, but not so steamy that the movie could fly with just the romantic involvement of the two leads. It had some elements concerning the philosophy of life, but that was not what the movie was about. I've got it... the film was a little bit like being in a boat that wasn't big enough to have a party or even make love, moving too fast to fish out of, and not sea-worthy enough for a long trip. How's that for an analogy?But the biggest problem I had with it was Tina Fey as the female war correspondent. Give me some time and I could come up with 50 actresses that would have been better cast. I noticed that Tiny Fey was of the film's producers. I wonder if that helps explain things to me.
ankrana
This movie is another one from the lazy mind chain that we simply have started to refer to as 'Hollywood' nowadays. I could digest some of the American jingoism paraded recently in all their sci-fi movies, but when you are delivering something about a region torn by American hegemonic war of 16 years (and counting), the jokes about Afghan men humping donkeys as a joke just brings bad taste in the mouth.The movie is based on the memoirs of a news journalist (real life Kim Baker book ' The Taliban shuffle') who is reluctantly pushed in the war torn Afghanistan to cover the media news coverage. Tina fey stars as the main character. I'm not particularly fan of Tina fey and her pretending to put a girlish vibe in her 40's just doesn't cut it. The western women are presented as some sex deprived nymphs with lines of "when your p** starts eating your leg after 2 months then tell me". Really are women in west so thirsty after 2 months?. Almost half the movie is filled with partying of women, drinking, trying to be adventurous or just delivering nasty one liners to men about urinating in the open or becoming bold every time with false bravado. (seriously?)Characters don't really seem to give any heed to the country they are trying to cover OR the poor people they are supposed to be looking out as foreign 'saviours'. Afghans are portrayed as someone belonging to neolithic period and so is the country. As a consultant who has visited Afghanistan around the same period, I can safely say that all the caricatures developed here are utter nonsense and denigrating to the country's state as many of the amenities available in a developed society are available in Afghanistan's bigger cities. Same is the depiction of Chinese brothels in Afghanistan and lines uttered about 'Taliban punishing men whose under hair used to curl on their sticks(!)' (spoken by some high profile Afghan senator) which is another unverified account.In reality what the movie overlooks completely how American soldiers stationed in Afghanistan are living in one of the highly sophisticated luxury affairs that any soldier can dream nowadays. Hollywood depictions of how American system is better than others by taking puns on other cultures are coming off as fake and repetitively boring.
jdysmith
I have given this a rating of 1 in order to leave a review however even a score of one is unworthy for this poorly played out film. This film portrays journalism and armed forces as drug using, sex addicted simpletons. We found this highly offensive given the fact that we have lost family members to war and know that they never took drugs or went to war to take part in wild sex orgy's. It makes a complete mockery and disgrace of any of the armed forces worldwide. If you are looking for a factual true to life film about journalism in Afghanistan then I would highly recommend city of ghosts, if you are looking for a film that documents true events of soldiers giving their lives to protect their countries then give Hacksaw Ridge a watch you won't be disappointed. I would rate them both 10/10 for their true to life depictions of war from either side. If you are someone who has lost a family member to war I would not recommend watching this messed up attempt at showing the life of soldiers or journalists who are out there facing conflict in these war torn countries.
jtindahouse
I'll admit to not being the biggest fan of Tina Fey. I find she often plays it too safe in her comedy and has never managed to step out there and take on that role that could be a game changer. So I was interested to see what she would produce in 'Whiskey Tango Foxtrot'. The movie was certainly a lot more serious than a lot of the promotions would have you believe, and so we got to see Fey doing some real acting. I wouldn't say she was brilliant in the lead role, but luckily the script and supporting cast were enough to carry her.There are certainly a lot of familiar faces in the cast. Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, Billy Bob Thornton and even an Australian actor who I know from a show called 'Home & Away' called Stephen Peacocke plays a minor role. So for a film set a long way away in Afghanistan, I certainly never felt lonely about the accompany of actors and actresses.The film is more a series of events than an overall arcing plot. There is a story in the background, but it works more as a collection of tales (this is based on a true story). I found a lot of the events portrayed very interesting to watch. It's safe to say the film is at its best when it is trying to entertain you, rather than when it is trying to impress you (if that makes sense). Basically I mean when the film tries to have a heart and show off Fey's acting skills it can fall apart a little. The rest though makes for great viewing and I'd happily recommend this to most people.
