Tom Hanks plays an affable congressman in the 80's in Texas who is both a womanizer and a partier. He is better known for his scandals than his record on Capitol Hill. However, he has so many friends in Congress that he ends up on two committees which have a great deal of influence and power. Notably they can help support the Afghanistan rebels against the Soviet Union.
With the help of his longtime conservative supporter Joanne Herring (Julia Roberts), Charlie gets the funding he needs to arm the rebels in Afghanistan against the threat of Communism. He also enlists the aid of a renegade CIA agent Gus, played here wonderfully by Phillip Seymour Hoffman. Together Charlie, Gus, and Joanne help the Afghan rebels defeat the soviets but there is an unfortunate outcome to the war.
The cast of this movie is wonderful, the story is interesting to me, but I'm afraid not everyone will like this movie. Based on the real story of Texas Congressman Charlie Wilson, it is a little too deep for some and not gritty enough for others. I would definitely Queue It, but not everyone likes stories set in the 80's about former Texas congressman.
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