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The movie is an "eye candy", but is misleading...

While we see how a sleazy politician is successful in getting the money and weapons for Afgan fighters, we do not see the implications of these investments. Some of the longer reviews here note that Charlie has created a strong network of Muslim fighters, and has flooded Afganistan with free weapons, which has later resulted in the US being the most hated country.

It is a mildly interesting story of a seasoned politician... the end of a movie. However, the continued real-life story has continued in a much more compelling way that this introduction movie.

Needless to say that we (the US) have abandoned these Afgan people and the militant leaders we created. Once Gorbachev was hugging Reigan in Washington, we have cut these Afgan people out. Moreove, we started hunting them and have tried to kill their leaders.

Unfortunately, as a result of treating Afgan people as pawns, we have received 9/11 and other terrorist acts.

Also, has the movie been more insightful, it would've shown the parallel between the Afgan and other similar involvements in Chile, Cuba, Africa, Middle East, Ukraine, Georgia, etc. etc.

The main point of the movie should've been that this is not an amusing part of our past history - this is going on even now. Moreover, the political players are now at a comfortable status quo, which is not likely to be broken by any new president...

the greatest light romantic comedy, make sure you don't miss this feast. Unbelievably subtle/funny and just a truly great movie. Similar in talent to "The Dinner Game"

Don't watch it if you can't live without Jim Carrey, or loved "Collateral Damage".

highly entertaining and unusual movie - helped me to get away from Hollywood-made movies and see something truly different.

Hope you like it...