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War, Inc. (2008)

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Release Date: May 23, 2008 (LA/NY)
On DVD: July 1, 2008
Genre: Comedy
Running Time: 106 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for violence, language and brief sexual material.
Director: Joshua Seftel
Writer: Jeremy Pikser, John Cusack, Mark Leyner
Cast: John Cusack, Hilary Duff, Marisa Tomei, Joan Cusack, Ben Kingsley, Dan Aykroyd

"War, Inc." is an audaciously funny and surprisingly poignant film in the vein of "Grosse Point Blank." Co-written by Mark Leyner, Jeremy Pikser and producer/star John Cusack, the film also stars Hilary Duff, Marisa Tomei, Joan Cusack, Sir Ben Kingsley and Dan Aykroyd. "War, Inc." is a political satire set in Turaqistan, a country occupied by an American private corporation run by a former US Vice-President (Dan Akroyd). In an effort to monopolize the opportunities Read more

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Grade: B War movies and war satires haven't been well received over the last year. With the lackluster performances of Stop-Loss, Rendition, The Kingdom and The Hunting Party, it's no surprise that a seemingly mainstream movie featuring John Cusack and Hilary Duff would be relegated to limited release and art house cinemas. It seems that people aren't very interested in getting a dose of reality or hearing endless social commentary on increasingly fuzzy wars and foreign occupations. The quirky antics of the TMZ guys and plastic-titted Hugh Hefner girls next door seem to be higher on priority lists this side of the Atlantic.

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