Based on the book by Jon Ronson (Which I haven’t read), the men who stare at goats is all about men who stare at goats and attempt to stop their heart in the process. 
As well as the heart stopping, they’ll also burst clouds, remote view kidnapped victims and..er..walk through walls. Its all to do with a secret US military operation revolving around Psychic spies, which as the movie will tell you at the start, is alot truer than some of you might think.
Ewan McGregor plays a small town journalist called Bob Wilton, who starts interviewing someone who claimed to be a Psychic spy. Following on from that, his one armed editor manages to steal his wife from him, and Wilton goes off to Kuwait / Iraq to try and prove that he is not an all snivelling, puny little man to his wife or ex wife. Enter a chance meeting with the uber Psychic Spy, Lyn Cassady (Clooney) Wilton convinces Clooneys moustached character to allow him to hitch a lift to Iraq, and then its where the stories start, all in a manner of tight and short flashbacks. Its during these moments, that we get a proper introduction to Larry Hooper (played brilliantly by Kevin Spacey) and Bill Django (who slips back into his “Dude” persona). I’m not going to give away the rest of the movie here, but all play far bigger roles than just being involved with a few flashbacks.
The Men who stare at goats rollicks along at a brisk enough pace and looks very well. Clooney is superb here and Ewan McGregor plays a great second best, almost at times out performing Clooney. Jeff Bridges spends most of his time reliving The Big Lewbowski and Kevin Spacey is solid as usual. Besides a strong cast, this movie has plenty of laughs and will keep you well entertained and thats it. It gets lost in the middle a bit and picks up again towards the end, which to be fair, I loved the final scene. It stinks of a Coen brothers movie and with the Clooney involvement and quirky story, you’d be forgiven for thinking it might well be, but its not and that becomes apparent fairly quickly. To be honest, after 93 minutes you won’t remember much about it, as its a little bit less than memorable and has the it could have been so much better factor, but it’s a watchable romp none the less which I did enjoy.
As well as the heart stopping, they’ll also burst clouds, remote view kidnapped victims and..er..walk through walls. Its all to do with a secret US military operation revolving around Psychic spies, which as the movie will tell you at the start, is alot truer than some of you might think.
Ewan McGregor plays a small town journalist called Bob Wilton, who starts interviewing someone who claimed to be a Psychic spy. Following on from that, his one armed editor manages to steal his wife from him, and Wilton goes off to Kuwait / Iraq to try and prove that he is not an all snivelling, puny little man to his wife or ex wife. Enter a chance meeting with the uber Psychic Spy, Lyn Cassady (Clooney) Wilton convinces Clooneys moustached character to allow him to hitch a lift to Iraq, and then its where the stories start, all in a manner of tight and short flashbacks. Its during these moments, that we get a proper introduction to Larry Hooper (played brilliantly by Kevin Spacey) and Bill Django (who slips back into his “Dude” persona). I’m not going to give away the rest of the movie here, but all play far bigger roles than just being involved with a few flashbacks.
The Men who stare at goats rollicks along at a brisk enough pace and looks very well. Clooney is superb here and Ewan McGregor plays a great second best, almost at times out performing Clooney. Jeff Bridges spends most of his time reliving The Big Lewbowski and Kevin Spacey is solid as usual. Besides a strong cast, this movie has plenty of laughs and will keep you well entertained and thats it. It gets lost in the middle a bit and picks up again towards the end, which to be fair, I loved the final scene. It stinks of a Coen brothers movie and with the Clooney involvement and quirky story, you’d be forgiven for thinking it might well be, but its not and that becomes apparent fairly quickly. To be honest, after 93 minutes you won’t remember much about it, as its a little bit less than memorable and has the it could have been so much better factor, but it’s a watchable romp none the less which I did enjoy.
