Well I never thought I would say it. Hollywood has produced a film that has parody, irony, pathos with 3rd degree burns. Brad Pitt is terrifyingly good at playing dim wits, yet towards the end, we do feel some empathy for the main character and his (massive) character flaws. It is quite touching in a way. Along the way, the American war machine, military "intelligence", patriotism and sound-bite reporting are body-slammed (as well they should be) with laser like accuracy. Hope does pops its head up a number of times, but is squashed mercilessly. Just like real life. Bravo to the makers and well done Brad Pitt!
Review of War Machine
