Lions for Lambs [Blu-ray] | ![Lions for Lambs [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51fGkqeidvL._SL500_.jpg) | Director: Robert Redford
Actors: Peter Berg, Kevin Dunn, Meryl Streep, Tom Cruise, Robert Redford
Studio: United Artists
Category: DVD
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Rating:  107 reviews
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Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: Blu-ray
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 92 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.4
MPN: 110058
UPC: 883904100584
EAN: 0883904100584
ASIN: B001U6YI9C
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: May 19, 2009
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Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 05/19/2009 Rating: R
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The considerable authority of Robert Redford pulls some heavyweight talent into Lions for Lambs, a rare Hollywood foray into flat-out political filmmaking. Three dramas, all connected, play out simultaneously during the same hour: On a mountainside in Afghanistan, two U.S. soldiers (Michael Pena and Derek Luke) find themselves stranded during a new military surge; on Capitol Hill, a Republican senator (Tom Cruise) tries to sell the new strategy to a seasoned reporter (Meryl Streep); and in California, a professor (Redford) tries to light the fire of commitment in an increasingly apathetic college student (Andrew Garfield). Director Redford cuts back and forth amongst these arenas, a gambit which thankfully obscures how weak the one non-talkfest (the Afghanistan segment) really is. You can tell Redford and screenwriter Matthew Michael Carnahan put their juice in the debate between Cruise and Streep, which summarizes Right and Left views on the Middle Eastern wars, and does so reasonably lucidly--although there is little here that would surprise anyone who has looked into the subject. The college section suggests Redford's belief that there are lots of people, distracted by tabloid culture and self-centeredness, who haven't looked into the subject. So he lectures us about it, sounding suspiciously like an old geezer remembering the good old days. If this film had been released in 2004, it might at least have bucked majority opinion, but coming out in fall of 2007, it already felt like old news. --Robert Horton
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 Redford was ahead of his time with this one! January 16, 2010
Stephen B. Enyart (St. Louis)
I first watched this film when it was released back in 2007. Looking at it again I feel we're at the same place academically, politically, and with journalism. With that said, I'm inspired to seek change "for goodness sake". For the record my opinion is it's a "Great Film".
SB Enyart.
Surprise wake up call. January 11, 2010
M. Mullen
After reading Grady Harp's review I realized I really had little to add. I had seen this movie before on TV and had forgotten that I had seen it but of course as soon as I started the DVD I remembered. But the interesting thing was that I learned upon viewing it a second time that I must have been a bit distracted the first time I saw it because I realized I hadn't REALLY seen what I was looking at. I remembered being disappointed with the abrupt ending but then when I saw that same ending on the second viewing I knew there was nothing more to say, that it was the only possible ending because as Redford said in the special features the movie turns the problem over to the audience because it is our problem, all of it. And that kid in the chair talking to his teacher really represents all of us. What will the choice be or will we make none at all. This is one of those movies that sneaks up on you, you must see it a second time.
 Save your time and your money. December 30, 2009
Robert Marsh (Rock Springs, Wyoming USA)
Robert Redford has directed some really fine films, but this isn't one of them. I'm sure he was trying to make some anti-war point, but he failed. A political science professor, he teaches a useless class and spends a long one on one session talking about nothing that makes sense with a student who is wasting his time and somebody's money in college. Meryl Streep is a reporter who thinks it's more important to shape the news than report it. Tom Cruise, overacting as usual, plays a pompous senator who thinks he is far more important than he is. There are countless better ways to spend an hour and a half than to watch this awful film.
highly enjoyable December 29, 2009
B. E Jackson (Pennsylvania)
If you're only mildly interested in political movies that focus on the war in the Middle East, you will love this movie. I also believe this movie is ideal for those who appreciate solid acting, especially on the part of Tom Cruise and Meryl Streep.
The storyline is... actually it's divided into three separate stories, each one focusing on the political side of the spectrum.
It's pretty weird at first how the movie keeps jumping around between the three stories, but eventually you'll adjust to the approach the movie writers are going for. It's weird, but it works.
Two of the stories are definitely more interesting than the third. The one involving Meryl Streep and Tom Cruise's character having detailed (though somewhat cool and rational) conversations focusing on the war in Afghanistan is definitely the best of the three storylines (plus they frequently mention Iraq and other Middle Eastern countries, keeping things relevant to the real world).
The other storyline where you see the actual fighting take place over in Afghanistan is probably the second best of the three stories, however, what strikes me as disappointing is the fact that the entire war scene in Afghanistan involving the two soldiers who were on ground and forced to fight for their lives took place at night with snow blowing around, so you couldn't really SEE any of the fighting taking place. This has been a problem with many Hollywood movies as of late- having great difficulty actually seeing the action for whatever reason.
The very end of the film involving the two soldiers is a VERY emotional moment, and probably the best part of the film.
I didn't quite get the significance of the third storyline involving the college student having a classroom conversation with his teacher, unless the meaning is that "you're young, things change as you get older, so do what you love while you're still young".
Now, I'm going to be honest here- I'm not someone who normally follows politics, at least, not on a deep level where I feel the need to keep myself up to date every single day on the events taking place around the world. I do watch the news, I do read about many other countries and problems all the time, and I make sure I'm always at least aware what's going on in the world.
However, someone who follows politics on a frequent basis may find much of the storytelling in Lions for Lambs predictable, and nothing they haven't seen before. My logic is- if I can follow along to the storyline easily, someone who's heavy and extremely knowledgeable on politics probably will think the movie isn't that great.
I really liked Lions for Lambs, but the film is only recommended if politics are something you have a not-so detailed interest in.
 Redford's Weakest Directorial Effort September 29, 2009
Scott Rivers (Los Angeles, CA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A little less conversation and more filmmaking would have helped this muddled attempt at socio-political discourse. Matthew Michael Carnahan's lecture-heavy script remains as flat as Robert Redford's stage-bound direction - an astonishing comedown from "A River Runs Through It" and "Quiz Show." The portrayals of Redford, Meryl Streep and Tom Cruise are straitjacketed by this visually static approach. "Lions for Lambs" offers a few good scenes between Redford's impassioned professor and Andrew Garfield's ambivalent student, but the overwhelming preachiness negates any dramatic momentum.
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