Film: 'War, Inc.' (2008)

I was a bit surprised by this one. We watched it despite all the unfavourable reviews, because we love John Cusack (because, seriously, who doesn't love John Cusack?), and you know what? Screw that ol' sourpuss Roger Ebert; we loved it. It was funny and cute, and also a pretty decent satire of all the things it was trying to be a satire of. Joan Cusack was, as always, adorably awful (and far too scarce); John Cusack, as always, bore an adorable resemblance to a kicked puppy (you know the face I'm talking about...can I get an 'awww?"). I'd expected Hilary Duff to be completely loathly, but she was absolutely perfect and, surprisingly, rather likeable. It ain't great cinema, but if you like explosions, shootouts, slutty Central Asian pop divas, hot sauce shots, and Cusacks, you'll probably enjoy it anyway.