Lions for Lambs

I recommend going to see this movie, regardless of your view on the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Robert Redford takes the time to present both of the contending arguments clearly, as well as make his own, more personal, point.

Its really to bad this movie seems to be relegated to "art house" status due to its political tone. The movie seeks to have a conversation directly with the current crop of 20 somethings, challenging them to find their own voice in the current political climate. Even as someone well away from his twenties, I found Robert Redfords message both powerful and convincing.

Tom Cruise gives a masterful performance, and the acting all across the movie make every character impossible to ignore. Redford includes an extremely tense setting to help keep the audiences tension and attention high during what would otherwise be a university lecture and/or debate team exchange.

This movie deserves your attention, and I sincerely hope it manages to find an audience in todays movie going population. Sadly, the people Redford most wants to talk to with this film will likely stay away in droves, reveling in the very apathy he tries to exorcise here.

I know that the conversations this movie sparked in my circle of friends actually help clarify (and move) my own opinion to something with a far stronger and more satisfactory basis. Its not often a movie gets this much action going for me after its finished.

Go see it, youll be glad you did.