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Nov 19, 2023akirakato rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
Supposedly Tina Fey makes me laugh till it hurts, but this film is NOT that funny at all. Disappointing!
Dec 11, 2021druyanreader rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Mixed feelings about this one Pro - well-made; good portrait of Afghan war; and devastatingly negative depiction of western reporters (reckless, oblivious, exploitative and decadent) and networks (short-attention span and…
Sep 11, 2021KennethSmith rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
With the current situation in Afghanistan such as it is, this movie has only gotten better. And it was great the first time around back in 2016. (You can see the word "Kabul" in the movie if you’re curious – locally, it looks like this:…
Jun 02, 2021movie20 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
A very good movie based on a true story.
Dec 01, 2019reginator_22 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Uneven at best. The cast is good, but the movie didn't click for me.
May 18, 2019ScorchingSun rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
at 40 min... What's the fuss about the title? A Tina Fey comedy, off-coloured, wacky humour, enjoyable to a point. But a bit inappropriate in the context of a war zone situation that's still currently killing people ( unlike poking fun…
Jan 27, 2019bmanuel rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I agree with JCLLaura's comment this was an enjoyable movie. I was especially moved b Tina Fey's dedication of the movie to her Dad who died just before it was made. As a Vietnam vet it did bring back some uncomfortable memories. Even…
Dec 31, 2018lavasushi rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
I’m not a big Tina Fey fan. Or Billy Bob Thornton. Tina Fey in the barracks, with the troops, getting shot at, in a tank. Tina Fey doing dumb stuff, being clumsy, falling in love. Whatever. The scenery was beautiful, but it was mostly…
Sep 24, 2018whatcomhillwalker rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Not sure how this movie got the rating it did. reading the comments and ratiings from other viewers I came to the same conclusion as many others did. Not worth watching. The cover says something like "You'll laugh til it hurts." It hurts…
May 15, 2018MickeysLibraryAccount rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Although the direction and supporting cast are both good this movie suffers one major downfall. Tina Fey can't act. She has absolutely no range of emotion and is incapable of conveying the sorrow, fear, or relief that were so necessary…
Apr 02, 2018publicenemy50 rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
I enjoyed this movie a lot something different from Tina Fey.
Feb 21, 2018RoyalJellyIII rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Quite frankly, this movie was condescending and demeaning towards the people in Afghanistan ( some would even call the movie racist ). The main character was also shrill, abusive and not very funny. Kudos to the supporting players ( Billy…
Feb 21, 2018Maoisdead rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Not a successful comedy- not a successful drama- this movie fails on both counts. Produced by Lorne Michaels- I wonder what favors Tina Fey bestoyed on Michaels to get such an underwhelming project made by him. Skip this drab film with…
Feb 04, 2018birdy919 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
More of a drama with some funny lines and light moments. Less about the war and more about its coverage. The film struggled a bit to find its tone and I kept expecting it to run completely off the rails but it never did. Not bad.
Feb 02, 2018VonHafenstaaad rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Pretty middling affair- isn't very funny and doesn't offer any insights into the situation in Afghanistan. I'm not really sure why this movie was made- perhaps the book is decent ( I haven't read it so I can't say )- but this movie isn't…
Jan 09, 2018
This is definitely not a comedy like I may have assumed so because of Tina Fey. That being said, an average war movie that depicts the American version of the Middle East (*insert eye roll) and more so, the need for journalists and…
Jan 06, 2018BookReviewer2015 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
An interesting dramedy! Tina Fey proves she is great at comedy and drama!
Dec 05, 2017tcpedersen_1 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The problem is that this movie was basically marketed as a comedy, and the name sells it as a comedy, but it feels more like a drama. So it attracted entirely the wrong crowd. If you want to see a comedy, you will probably be disappointed.…
Jul 11, 2017
a passable movie based on the book The Taliban Shuffle about embedded journalists in the middle east. I actually got more out of the book but I'll also watch anything with Tina Fey. overall not a waste of time
May 13, 2017ystfarc rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
it was okay. not terribly moving or exciting.. it brought like the male children abuse accepted in that country and the walking body bags women are subjected to wearing. Other than that, nothing here really.
Mar 23, 2017booksmile rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Surprisingly well put together with good acting and cinematography. But marketed poorly--it is much more of a drama than a comedy and not what I expected from the funny title, Tina Fey, and the previews. Tina Fey did the dramatic role well…
Mar 04, 2017gingin1972 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Pretty good movie but nothing special!
Jan 15, 2017redtayres rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
At the end of the film my husband turned to me, questioning "that was a comedy?". It falls into a hybrid zone, less outright comedic than authentically absurd. It wasn't by any means a must-see but we both enjoyed the film, me enough so…
Jan 02, 201721221018293347 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This movie is NOT a comedy. It is a serious movie about a journalist who leaves her comfortable American office to go into Taliban held Afganistan to be a war correspondent. The story is good, the acting superb.
Nov 20, 2016dylankemp rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I really liked this movie. I got it out because I was looking for something light for my weekend, and this stars Tina Fey. Imagine my surprise when I discover I'm watching a movie about a war correspondent in Aghanistan. But it worked,…