‘The Men Who Stare at Goats’ movie review: George Clooney in a deadpan comedy
The Men Who Stare at Goats is more than a bit of a mess, but there’s a lot of good here and some fun performances
March 31, 2010
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The Men Who Stare at Goats is more than a bit of a mess, but there’s a lot of good here and some fun performances
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