Lions For Lambs

From the trailer, I thought Lions for Lambs is an action movie. But I couldn’t have been more wrong.

This movie is more like a propaganda talking about the war in the Middle East. They talked about it from every angle, well, almost every angle. They showed the government, the media, the troops and the American citizens’ point of views.

In Lions for Lambs, you can hear how the government tried to justify their act. And you can try to understand why some boys volunteered to be drafted. You can also see the media’s suspicions and their ignorant. And you can hear the American debate between a professor and his student about the war.

Lets see.. How do I write this review about being blatantly obvious about how much anti American government I am? I mean, when it comes to the middle east war issue. Forgive me, honestly, I never agree with the war on the first place and let just admit, we all know that this war is just a power struggle and greed for the oil. And I think it's pointless. It’s Vietnam all over again.

Anyway, maybe it’s just me, but the fact that the senator was played by Tom Cruise made me think that they also wanted to show how big of a joke the government is. And how desperate they are to get the now dimming supports and trusts from the American citizens. At least, that was the impression that they gave me.

Lions for lambs is pretty much a debate, not at all what I expected from the trailer. A debate between a senator and a reporter, and between a professor and his student. I was disappointed with how they ended the movie though, very abruptly, making me asking, “That’s it?” over and over again.

I give Lions for Lambs 2 stars out of 5.