Mike Nichols' zesty adaptation of George Crile's best-selling book tells the incredibly strange but mostly true story of Charlie Wilson, a scandal-prone Texas congressman who, with the help of an out-of-favor CIA agent and a larger-than-life Houston socialite, helped chip away at the Soviet Empire by secretly funneling government dollars and weapons into occupied Afghanistan. It’s a smart, hugely entertaining romp through the back channels of power that celebrates the power of the determined individual to alter the course of human events. But the implications and consequences of Wilson's crusade are far more troubling than Nichols or screenwriter Aaron Sorkin care to...
Released:
2007
Rated:
R
Length:
97 mins