Great movie, but not earth-shattering like many of my friends thought. I mean I do watch the news and have been very familiar with the land of politics and the domino effect of the armed services for quite some time.

"Lions for Lambs" was basically Robert Redford's present to the world which makes him an amazing person to re-educate and remind us not to forget our mistakes, not to accept others mistakes, to make active decisions and not turn a blind eye to life, to cherish the moments and not forget what each of us stand for. This is the very same message Kurt Vonnegut had in his latest and last book which was basically his eulogy to the world "A Man Without A Country." Both require the reader/moviewatcher to take responsibility, know your rights and stand up for them. On a theatrical level, "Lions for Lambs" had an interesting pairing of characters and I LOVED that they put Meryl Streep with Tom Cruise. She's so subtle and totally kept him in check. Michael P`ena again was paired with a fellow war buddy...in "World Trade Center" he was paired with Nick Cage as trapped firefighters. The tie-ins between the multiple scenerios and domino effect was written and presented in very clear context. People, I know I have been, tend to get lost when it comes to politics and the reality of what happens "behind the scenes." If you don't understand it, no need to turn a blind eye. Don't let it intimidate you and cause you not to care because it's many mistakes continue to spin out of control. Understand it, make a choice, challenge it and find your way of putting a stamp on it.

It was a really short movie...only an hour and a half but I'm still on the fence if I would rather have seen more. Very much so worth seeing though.

4 stars