Fey does land a few humorous asides, but they quickly give way to the more serious experiences of a woman reporter in the war zones of Afghanistan and Pakistan (based on Kim Barker's book). With Tina Fey starring (and judging from the promos) you'd expect this to be a rollicking war comedy. ![]() It is a well worth, so don't miss it! 8/10 … Expand So don't expect it to be another 'A Thousands Times Good Night', it is refreshing though. The battle scenes were minimised and highlighted the journalism. This tale focused mainly on the living-style of the reports in the hostile place, besides their tough jobs. The first half was wonderful, then during in the middle I felt it lost its track, but it came back strongly to end. Apart from starring in it, Tina Fey produced it and this is her best film in the recent years. The rest of the film reveals how her life, as well as career transforms with the experience of working in the dangerous environment. At first she struggles with the new place, then makes a few friends and finds comfortable despite security threat. It was the story of an American journalist Kim, who was sent to their for the latest coverage. It gives you a completely different take on the war torn Afghan. I have seen many Afghan war based films, but not quite fun as this one. This is one of the best films of the 2016. Amazing cast, but Tina Fey totally cracked it. ![]() This should be the best film for these directors till date. It is a great war-drama, filled with lots of fun and hard to believe it is a biography. It is a great war-drama, filled with lots of fun and hard to believe it is a Journalism in the war zone, but very funny! The first impression was the reaction to the title abbreviation, and then I thought I saw Jody Foster on the poster, but surprised to find Tina Fey in the trailer. However, the film has a deeply conventional, conservative heart – as evidenced by a piece of closure involving a legless veteran that would be toe-curling but for the absence of toes to curl – and it lacks the formal daring of Robert Altman’s seminal war movie.Journalism in the war zone, but very funny! The first impression was the reaction to the title abbreviation, and then I thought I saw Jody Foster on the poster, but surprised to find Tina Fey in the trailer. Spiked with gallows humour, it has tonal similarities to MASH, and as such it is an entertaining watch. ![]() Tina Fey is well cast as Barker, an inexperienced reporter who finds herself flung into the “Kabubble”: the hard-living, hothouse community of war correspondents stationed in Afghanistan during the ongoing war. But this is one of the first to look at the lure of the frontline from a female perspective. The Hurt Locker cast a cool eye over the adrenaline hit that hooks bomb-disposal experts more recently the documentaries Which Way Is the Front Line from Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington and Only the Deadexplored the thrill that sends reporters after stories that could claim their lives. A dapted from a factual book by the war correspondent Kim Barker, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot is not the first film to deal with the addictive qualities of combat.
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