Oklahoma Film Critics Circle

Michael Smith Review: The Men Who Stare at Goats

Lyn Cassady can do amazing things with his mind. He has a psychic gift. But is there a military application for the skills of a man who can stop the heart of a goat? 

All with the power of his mind. And a bit of liquor. And listening to classic rock. Usually Boston’s first album. 

Based on Jon Ronson’s nonfiction book about the U.S. employing psychics to explore military uses for mental powers, “The Men Who Stare at Goats” is a smart, wacky truth-based satire with a great cast led by George Clooney, who makes it safe for adults to return to the multiplex.

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