Lions for Lambs

On Tuesday, November 27, 2007 I went to see the movie Lions for Lambs. Three really well known actors that were in this movie were Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, and Tom Cruise.

The story is about the lives of three individuals. Streep, a journalist named Jeanine Roth, Cruise, a Senator named Jasper Irving, and Redford, a professor at a university named Stephen Malley. There are three stories unfolding during the movie. The first story is of two soldiers who were fighting in Afghanistan. We find out during the movie, that these two students used to be students of Professor Malley. The second story, it's the interview between Jeanine Roth and Jasper Irving, about his new plan to win the war in Afghanistan. The third story, it's an appointment between Professor Malley and Todd, who has only attended eight classes.

During the movie, we find out how each of these three stories are intertwined with each other. I didn't like the abrupt ending of the movie, but this was a very dramatic movie. I'm not a huge fan of Tom Cruise. I can tolerate Meryl Streep, but I think Robert Redford's acting as the professor was superb. Perhaps I just relate to the professor the best because he's an educator at heart, and that's what I inspire to be. There were some also difficult scenes to watch in this movie.

Overall, a war movie, semi-dramatic, and a bit hard to swallow, since there was a huge bit of American patriotism in this movie regarding the war in Iraq/Afghanistan. This movie didn't make me cry, but I think I heard some sniffles in the theatre.