Review of War Machine (2017) by John Anderson for Wall Street Journal — 28 May 2017
War Machine, with a screenplay and direction by David Michod (of 2010’s ferocious “Animal Kingdom”), is a comedy because, as per the old Angela Carter line, it’s tragedy happening to other people.
But it’s also a highly accessible examination of why the Afghanistan war couldn’t be won the way we—in the person of Gen. McChrystal—were fighting it.
You can read the full review where it was originally posted online.
This review of War Machine (2017) was written by John Anderson and published by Wall Street Journal on 28 May 2017.
War Machine has generally received mixed reviews.
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