War, Inc. | 
| Director: Joshua Seftel
Actors: John Cusack, Hilary Duff, Marisa Tomei, Joan Cusack, Dan Aykroyd
Studio: FIRST LOOK PICTURES
Category: DVD
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Rating:  62 reviews
Sales Rank: 14545
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dvd, Ntsc, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 107 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: FLP-12199
UPC: 687797121998
EAN: 0687797121998
ASIN: B0015XHQVC
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: October 14, 2008
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Product Description
A POLITICAL SATIRE SET IN TURAQISTAN, A COUNTRY OCCUPIED BY AN AMERICAN PRIVATE CORPORATION RUN BY A FORMER US VICE-PRESIDENT. IN AN EFFORT TO MONOPOLIZE THE OPPORTUNITIES THE WAR-TORN NATION OFFERS, THE CORPORATION'S CEO HIRES A TROUBLED HIT MAN, TO KILL A MIDDLE EAST OIL MINISTER.
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A wobbly mix of violence and sentiment, War, Inc. takes up where Grosse Pointe Blank left off. A conscience-stricken killer in the previous film, producer/co-writer Cusack now plays an international assassin. In Joshua Seftel's political satire, corporations operate like governments. In the volatile nation of Turaqistan, Cusack's hot sauce-addicted Brand Hauser sets his sights on Omar Sharif--the oil baron, not the actor (it's never clear why this is meant to be funny). As a cover, Hauser passes as the producer for an economic trade show with fellow operative Marsha (Joan Cusack) acting as his assistant. Trained by Southern smoothie Walken (Ben Kingsley) in his CIA days (depicted though flashbacks), Hauser now takes orders from an oily CEO (Grosse Pointe co-star Dan Aykroyd). Offing Sharif, however, turns out to be harder than expected. Hauser's obstacles include left-wing journalist Natalie Hegalhuzen (Marisa Tomei) and foul-mouthed pop tart Yonica Babyyeah (Hilary Duff, erasing innocent images of Lizzy McGuire). Cusack and his crew come up with a few clever ideas, but too many crass gags blunt their thesis about military contractors run amok. Pitched somewhere between Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove and Mike Judge's Idiocracy, War, Inc. registers as more of a miss than a hit. On the plus side, Cusack and Tomei have a snappy rapport; it's the more over-the-top performers who look out of place, especially Ms. Cusack and Kingsley, though the latter's deft turn as a boozy hit man in the overlooked You Kill Me almost makes up for this misfire. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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 I love John Cusack, but this is definitely NOT his best work! June 21, 2009
Lisa in CT
I rented this movie figuring how could it really be a bad movie if it has such a great cast. Well, now I know! Yes, the idea of the movie is a good one, but the in-your-face crudeness, and over-the-top satire really just ruins the movie. Yes, he is a hitman, but the character doesn't work. Grosse Point Blank was great, even with his sister Joan playing a similar character, this is just a bad movie. John Cusack wrote this (or produced it) and he should stick to his straight man off the cuff roles he plays so well (way back, "Better off Dead", "Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil", "Grosse Pointe Blank"). Save your time & money. This is just a really bad movie with questionable performances by everyone.
Garbage May 19, 2009
R. D. Simon (Christchurch, New Zealand)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This film is utter utter garbage. Just another reminder of the decline of the film industry
War is a smash mouth parody .... May 16, 2009
Christopher Mcclure (Memphis, TN USA)
...Smash mouth in that it doesn't try to be aubtle or discreet in its brutal assault on American foreign policy or consumerism in the world today. If you can get past its blatant attempts to punish America for its many shortcomings, it is a slightly entertaining story. Guy has unusual job, meets girl of his future, meets other girl who makes him react funny, and has a life changing series of moments. You also witness a haunted past from our Protaganist, and an antagonist you didn't even know existed at the beginning of film. The humor is there but its very dry and on its head.
Barely three stars May 15, 2009
a. (Upstate, NY)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have to agree with the average of review stars. This movie wasn't that good. The story was supposed to be a sendup of CIA-type flicks, but it fell a bit flat, and didn't ever get the laughs it seemed to be going for. The black humor was more of a gray color... Joan Cusack, I could have done without, in her shrill, typecast role. I like Marisa Tomei, but she was not well directed as the "normal" one. You could be excused for confusing Ben Kingsley with Patrick Stewart in X-Men... This movie couldn't make up its mind to be one thing or the other, either a campy but semi-serious spy flick or a total crazy sendup, and it floundered for that reason. If you want a good movie of this type, try Wag the Dog, or Dr. Strangelove, or even Primary Colors (tho that does not include war, just politics). Or any of Pierce Brosnan's Bond flicks. Or even Sneakers. They're all better than this.
 Film tries to be a black comedy, but is simply an "Ishtar" for the new millenium!! May 3, 2009
M. Corey (Skagit Valley, Wa USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I thought "Wow, John Cusack as a hit man with issues, Ben Kingsley, Marisa Tomei? What the &%$#, it's a dollar rental." I was ripped off.
When Dan Ackroyd & Joan Cusack appeared, I hoped I was in for a little "Grosse Pointe Blank" reunion, but no such luck. Ackroyd & Joan were fine, and Joan really sort of cut loose, chewing that scenery like we all knew she could. Ben Kingsley was wonderful, Marisa Tomei ditto. Actually, all the veteran actors were fine......too bad they had this script to work with.
This was sort of like a "Wag The Dog" for MTV fans(those who don't know it used to be a music video channel).
Watching/hearing Hilary Duff was excruciating, but all I know about her is what I see at the supermarket checkout line, or what [...] blares on its homepage. I can definiitely see some sort of Central Asian/Eurotrash teen pop star acting just like her character.....or Miley Cyrus.
The corporate military operations aspect has been done far earlier & better in Catch-22 "What's good for M & M Enterprises is good for America". Some great casting, but I'm glad I only paid $1 to rent this, and while my favorite comedy is black, this wasn't a black comedy, it only aspired to be.
The bottom line is the last line of the movie "Where are we going?" This flick had no idea, & I think the director(if there was one) was given this gig to pay off a bet
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