The Hunting Party

Only the most ridiculous parts of this story are true. What a great way to start telling a story. It's almost as if Sam Clemens had returned to write a screenplay. Hey, let a guy dream.

Richard Gere (An Officer and a Gentleman, Pretty Woman, and Shall We Dance) picks up a fairly preachy script and, by not taking it too seriously, pulls off a very entertaining movie. This tongue-in-cheek story is well done. Even the sound track will surprise you. Ugly things happen in beautiful places.

Terrance Howard (Ray, Crash, and Four Brothers) has a knack for picking good projects. This one must have been fun for him. As both narrator and strong supporting role, he is not only the only sane character in the story, but a solid common thread.

The question is, can a small group of under-funded, badly prepared journalists, acting on bad information, find one of the world's most wanted war criminals while a host of international military organizations cannot? Remember, only the most ridiculous parts are true. The donuts are fictional.

Let's just say that this story is a conspiracy theorists flight of fancy.

Watch it with someone who "gets" international irony.