Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016)
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Critic Consensus: While WTF is far from FUBAR, Tina Fey and Martin Freeman are just barely enough to overcome the picture's glib predictability and limited worldview.
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Cast
as Kim Barker
as Tanya
as Iain MacKelpie
as Fahim Ahmadzai
as General Hollanek
as Ali Massoud Sadiq
as Tall Brian
as Shakira Khar
as Nic
as Coughlin
as Jaweed
as Chris
as Geri Taub
as Ed Faber
as Elena
as Tucker Wang
as Gerl's Receptionist
as Herself
as Captain Stern
as Airplane Passenger
as Woman with Penicillin Scrip
as Qadar
as Warlord
as Colin
as Sgt. Gundacker
as Andy
as Lt. Sanocki
as Reggie
as Force Recon Sergeant
as Terry
as Sgt. Hurd
as On-Air News Anchor
as Private Vides
as Wedding Girl
as Ass-Pincher
as Jaweed's Friend
as Antoine
as ZNN PA
as Deng Wenge
as Embassy Guest
as Afghan Woman
as Afghan Elder
as Embassy Guest
as Reggie
as CPL. Caswell
as Afghan Man
as US Embassy Guest
as Wedding Woman
as Taliban #1
as Military Contractor
as Taliban #2
as Reporter - Fun House
as Riot Interviewee
as Force Recon Team Leader
as British Soldier
as Angry Afghan Woman
as Pilot
as Coalition Forces
as Woman in Suit
as NGO Stoner
as Party Bartender
as Afghan Police
as Wedding Dancer
as Hasti
as Navy Corpman
as Force Recon Officer
as Afghan Driver
as Embassy Alpha Girl
as US Embassy Guest
as Crewman
as Journalist-Stoner
as Editor
as Rangers Fan
as Sky News Reporter
as Sensor Operator
as Afghan Fixer
as Reporter
as Passenger
as Funhouse Party Guest
as ZNN PA #2
as Drunk Random Guy
as Beer Pong Guy/Lotus Patron
as Afghan Police
as Afghan Cop
as Foreign Diplomat
as Journalist-Stoner
as Airport Information Officer
as Military Contractor
as Medical Tech
as Ex-Patriot
as Voegeli
as Journalist
as Afghan Businessman
as Coughlin's Kid
as Wedding Guest
as Reporter
as Sheep Herder
as Airplane Passenger
as Reporter
as Afghan Man in Kabul Street
as Passenger
as British Royal Marine Commando
as Coughlin's Kid
as Taxi Driver (Embassy Scene)
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Critic Reviews for Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
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It's a morally messy premise. Afghanistan is not Colin Firth. War is not Love Actually. And that is the problem with Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, which is overall a charming comedy about a terrible war.
The film offers a fresh look at the adrenaline-laced lifestyle of war correspondents and a timely criticism of TV news. And it delivers some laughs, too.
Writer and actress tilt between insecurity and bravado, employing dry, observational humour tinged with occasional sentimental flashes only outwardly out of character.
Tina Fey is the biggest asset but even she's not sufficient to make it worth more than a marginal recommendation and a suggestion to wait until it shows up on home video.
Tina Fey grounds the movie in something real, something urgent and human, and she nearly single-handedly saves the movie from itself. The movie itself isn't particularly serious, but she sure as hell is.
Directors Glenn Ficarra and John Requa move things along fast enough to keep [the problem aspects] from sinking in too deeply, and star Tina Fey holds the spotlight with aplomb.
Audience Reviews for Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
As surprising as it may be for a film about the war in Afghanistan, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot finds a remarkable balance between comedy and seriousness. Full review on filmotrope. com
Super Reviewer
Even with Tiny Fey as the protagonist, you shouldn't expect a waterfall of gags. The humor is much more subtle than we're used from her, but it's still typical Fey. The movie takes its setting very seriously, though. The story is based on real events and does not shy away from showing the ugly sides of a war. But, very much like life itself, tragedy and comedy are sometimes closer than you'd expect. The cast has a few really big names to offer and the ending is just perfect. Overall a very satisfying experience.
Super Reviewer
Tina Fey ventures outside of her comfort zone and takes us along for the ride as an all American desk jockey/news copywriter transferred to no less than Afghanistan to follow and report on our men and women on duty there. Moments of high predictability in this typical fish out of water tale are overcome by the likeability of the main players. Not bad at all.
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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Quotes
| Kim Barker: | You do realize that this is not normal, right? |
| Kim Barker: | That sucks. That sucks for women. |
| Kim Barker: | I need a story, I need to get something on the air. |
| Kim Barker: | I wanted out of my job. I wanted out of my mildly depressive boyfriend. I wanted to blow everything up. |