Oklahoma Film Critics Circle

Gene Triplett Review: The Men Who Stare at Goats

Not since Cary Grant has an actor of A-list leading man looks and stature been more game for playing the hapless screwball in absurd situations than George Clooney — or as good at it.

He did it twice for the Coen brothers, in “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” and “Burn After Reading,” and now does his most hilarious turn yet as a “psychic warrior” working for an experimental U.S. military unit in director Grant Heslov’s “The Men Who Stare at Goats.” He’s a little scary, too, which makes Clooney a perfect fit as the protagonist in this Peter Straughanscreenplay that’s inspired by Jon Ronson’s nonfiction book about the government’s secret efforts to harness paranormal powers to combat its enemies.

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