From the headlines to the front lines
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Tina Fey, Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, Alfred Molina, Christopher Abbot, Blly Bob Thornton, Nicholas Braun |
Director |
Glenn Ficarra, John Requa |
Screenplay | Robert Carlock, from the book by Kim Barker |
Music | Nick Urata |
Cinematography | Xavier Grobet |
Editing | Jan Kovac |
Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Datasat |
Made in | 2016 |
Produced by | Broadway Video, Little Stranger, Paramount Pictures |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report | CommonSenseMedia Report
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Genre | War comedy |
Language | Strong impact and frequent |
Nudity | Low impact and very brief (male buttocks) |
Sex | None |
Violence | Moderate impact and fairly frequent |
Prejudice | None |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | None |
Comments | |
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Alcohol / Drugs |
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Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
Imitative Behaviour |
Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
Music (Scary/Tense) |
Music (Inappropriate) |
Topics to talk about |
Suggested age limit 16 + |
Positive messages |
Positive role models |
Violence |
Sex |
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Consumerism |
Drinking, drugs, smoking |
Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith Fey drops laughs, opts for adrenalin in Afghanistan. | 10 | |
Die Burger Laetitia Pople Jy lag, maar die ongemak by sit. | 10 | |
Cape Times Todd McCarthy Humour on the frontlines. | 5 | |
ScreenIt Jim Judy There's a lot at play in the film, but I just didn't find the various elements and tones mixing together into a stellar whole. It's easy enough to watch, but after this and the earlier Bill Murray flick (that bombed horribly), perhaps it's time to stop trying to place so many genres into an Afghan setting and instead stick with just one. | 10 | |
Metacritic.com 44 critics | 11 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 154 critics | 12 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer While WTF is far from FUBAR, Tina Fey and Martin Freeman are just barely enough to overcome the picture's glib predictability and limited worldview. | 13 | |
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics | 12 | |
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Compelling but uneven dramedy has swearing, drinking, more. | 10 | |
What the People say | ||
Metacritic.com users 31 users | 14 | |
Rottentomatoes users 16169 users | 13 | |
Internet 3277 Netizens A Great Film, But The Sexual Content And The Bad Language Are Unnecessary! | 14 | |
Average .. 56% | 11 |