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Military Intelligence and You!

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Military Intelligence and You! (2008)

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Reviews Counted:19

Fresh:8

Rotten:11

Average Rating:5.4/10

Runtime: 78 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Patrick Muldoon (STARSHIP TROOPERS) stars in this satire that skewers America's military situation in the early 21st century by flashing back to the 1940s. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE AND YOU! couples... Patrick Muldoon (STARSHIP TROOPERS) stars in this satire that skewers America's military situation in the early 21st century by flashing back to the 1940s. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE AND YOU! couples modern footage with film made to look like an old World War II training film. Elizabeth Bennett and Mackenzie Astin costar. [More]

Starring: Patrick Muldoon, Elizabeth Bennett, Mackenzie Astin, John Rixley Moore

Starring: Patrick Muldoon, Elizabeth Bennett, Mackenzie Astin, John Rixley Moore, Erick Jungmann

Director: Dale Kutzera

Director: Dale Kutzera
Screenwriter: Dale Kutzera
Producer: P.James Keitel, Greg Reeves

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May 6, 2008

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Full Review Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch | comment Comment
10/18/08
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

It would be a shame if this smarmy, kiddie-pool-shallow bit of gimmickry were to be confused with clear-eyed satire.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
02/07/08
Adam Nayman
Adam Nayman
L.A. Weekly

Kutzera is unable to sustain the humor for feature length %u2013 even a brief 76-minute feature length. The first half-hour is terrifically funny, but things run out of steam not long after.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles CityBeat | comment Comment
02/07/08
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat

Although [director] Kutzera does a great job of cinematic excavation and editing, Military Intelligence and You! never manages to overcome its tone of glib condescension and soar to Strangelovian heights.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
03/20/08
Ann Hornaday
Ann Hornaday
Washington Post
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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
04/23/09
Betsy Sherman
Betsy Sherman
Boston Phoenix

This gets old in about 10 minutes, but the movie strikes the same comic note for another hour.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | comment Comment
02/08/08
Bob Strauss
Bob Strauss
Los Angeles Daily News

Often laugh-out-loud hilarious.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
02/08/08
Chad Greene
Chad Greene
Boxoffice Magazine

Its whip-smart handling of wartime America (both then and now) makes it as devilishly clever as it is riotously absurd.

Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com | comment Comment
05/09/08
David Cornelius
David Cornelius
DVDTalk.com

An amusing novelty.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
02/26/08
Dennis Harvey
Dennis Harvey
Variety
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To quote the film, 'There's no real victory in winning a battle we didn't have to fight.' Fair enough, but what about making a movie that didn't need to be made?

Full Review Source: Metromix.com | comment Comment
02/07/08
Geoff Berkshire
Geoff Berkshire
Metromix.com

A hilarious takeoff on World War II training films.

Full Review Source: San Diego Metropolitan | comment Comment
10/18/08
Jean Lowerison
Jean Lowerison
San Diego Metropolitan

Even at a brief 78 minutes, the jokes are too few, too repetitive and too obvious to really make this worthwhile.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
02/29/08
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Military Intelligence and You! is two movies for the price of one. It's both a loving spoof of World War II films and a pointed satire on America's involvement in Iraq.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
02/08/08
Kenneth Turan
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
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This wickedly funny satire takes no prisoners as it mixes World War II-era footage with new material.

Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher | comment Comment
05/21/08
MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher

We get the idea -- we may even agree with it: Just don't make us sit through 78 minutes of empty cleverness.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
02/29/08
Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
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If you are looking for an imaginative, World War II-based spoof that is also current and fresh and politically incorrect, then you, like me, will love Military Intelligence and You!

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
03/19/08
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews

If you think all wars are a joke, and, if we'd just turn the other cheek, the world would leave us alone, then this is just the comedy for you.

Full Review Source: Internet Reviews | comment Comment
01/30/08
Steve Rhodes
Steve Rhodes
Internet Reviews

An ingenious satire that could easily tip toward self-congratulation yet never does.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
02/29/08
Tom Keogh
Tom Keogh
Seattle Times

The target's a slow-moving one, and the digs get old fast.

Full Review Source: Let's Not Listen | comment Comment
03/21/08
Tricia Olszewski
Tricia Olszewski
Let's Not Listen

It's a great idea for 20 minutes. Unfortunately, the movie's 78 minutes long.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
03/21/08
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Boston Globe
 
 
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