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will be crushed
and incinerated!"
There's a feeling of Dr. Strangelove in this bizarre satire that made me keep watching even when I thought it was dumb. I'm glad I saw it through to the end.
Brad Hauser (John Cusack) is a paid assassin working for the former vice-president of the USA (Dan Aykroyd), who owns Tamerlane, the American company that is occupying and conducting the USA's first outsourced war in the country of Turaqistan. Under the guise of being an expo organizer, Hauser travels to Turaqistan to assess the situation while his expo secretary (Joan Cusack) runs the expo.
He promptly meets journalist Natalie Hegalhuzen (Marisa Tomei) who is disgusted by Tamerlane's involvement in the country. He also meets young Yonica Babyyeah (Hilary Duff), a tragic woman-child who is betrothed to a cruel Turaqistani.
Montel Williams is the voice of the GuideStar operator who not only helps Hauser navigate when he's flying and driving, but also serves as his unofficial shrink. Ben Kingsley, as Walken the evil Viceroy of Tamerlane, cracks me up with his Texas drawl.
Directed by Joshua Seftel.
Rated R for violence, language and brief sexual material.
My personal rating: B
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