I've not seen many films for a while but the start of the new year heralds several movie releases I'm eager to see - first up is Charlie Wilson's War.Based on the true story of how an alcoholic, womanising Texan Congressman managed to covertly fund the Afghan's war against the Soviet invasion. Tom Hanks is excellent as the eponymous lead - the right mixture of likeability and sleaze - and Julia Roberts is on good form as rich communist hating Texan belle. However, the complete star of the film is the wonderful Phillip Seymour Hoffman as the CIA agent Gust.
Witty lines, a good script by the West Wing's Aaron Sorkin which wears its liberal heart on its sleeve, and the fascination that Charlie Wilson did actually exist, all make for a good film. The ending is not quite satisfying, but the movie whips along and if the other films of 2008 are like this, then we're in for a good year.
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