Comedy for grown-ups that sometimes struggles with its ambitious brief, but always remembers that the best laughs contain the odd shard of shrapnel.
Once you’ve got over the off-putting aspects, Kim’s personal journey becomes quite engaging, though you may wish the film was a bit meatier politically.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot tries to capture the sense of never feeling more alive than when facing death but some awkward shifts in tone leave it lacking bite.
A laughter-spiked drama starring Tina Fey as a rookie Afghan war correspondent is like MASH but with too much cheese.
Fey is fine but not exactly stretched. The best performance comes from Freeman who seems to relish the opportunity to play against type as a hot-blooded loudmouth with questionable morals.
General release. Check local listings for show times.
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