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Lions for Lambs (3/10)

by Tony Medley

I’m not sure why Producer-director Robert Redford and writer Matthew Carnahan thought this was cinematic, but they were wrong. Most of this is college professor Redford trying to convince potential-filled but mediocre student Todd Hayes (Andrew Garfield) to become more involved. Well, OK, but is this a movie? If I want a civics lesson, I’ll enroll in high school.

But what about the B story (or is it the A story or the C story?) in which pro-Iraq war Senator Jaspar Irving (Tom Cruise) tries to enlist the support of TV reporter Janine Roth (Meryl Streep), who is a typical leftwing journalist. They go back and forth about the war. But this is the same kind of stuff you see on Fox News and CNN every hour of every day. Do you want to pay $10 to see it on the big screen?

Two of Redford’s former students, Michael Peña and Derek Luke are soldiers shot down in the war zone, fighting for their lives. One would think that maybe two men fighting for their lives in the middle of a war would spell action, but a hint of action was too much for Redford and Carnahan. Believe it or not, these guys spend most of the time contemplating the meaning of life while surrounded by the medieval enemy trying to kill them.

I’ve got to give it to Redford, though, because it’s really not a leftwing screed. Both sides of the issues are presented. Irving presents the Administration position pretty well. He’s counterbalanced by the cynical Roth, who isn’t having any of it. The positions are presented in such a way that each side is adequately represented.

The main problem with the film is that it is a real snorer. There’s no real plot. No one is a true protagonist. There isn’t a bad guy. There’s no story. If you’re troubled by insomnia, buying this DVD and putting it on every night when you go to bed might be a great cure.