Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
R | 04 March 2016 (USA)
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In 2002, cable news producer Kim Barker decides to shake up her routine by taking a daring new assignment in Kabul, Afghanistan. Dislodged from her comfortable American lifestyle, Barker finds herself in the middle of an out-of-control war zone. Luckily, she meets Tanya Vanderpoel, a fellow journalist who takes the shell-shocked reporter under her wing. Amid the militants, warlords and nighttime partying, Barker discovers the key to becoming a successful correspondent.

Reviews
GamerTab That was an excellent one.
Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.
SteinMo What a freaking movie. So many twists and turns. Absolutely intense from start to finish.
Melanie Bouvet The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.
julieellenv As usual Tina Fey delivers yet another winner. This lady is just so talented. I nearly didn't view the movie though for as silly as it may sound I was put off by the title. Amazing what a good title and one sheet can do to attract viewers. That said, my husband and I found it not just entertaining but smart and simply a really good movie.
ankrana This movie is another one from the lazy mind chain that we simply have started to refer to as 'Hollywood' nowadays. I could digest some of the American jingoism paraded recently in all their sci-fi movies, but when you are delivering something about a region torn by American hegemonic war of 16 years (and counting), the jokes about Afghan men humping donkeys as a joke just brings bad taste in the mouth.The movie is based on the memoirs of a news journalist (real life Kim Baker book ' The Taliban shuffle') who is reluctantly pushed in the war torn Afghanistan to cover the media news coverage. Tina fey stars as the main character. I'm not particularly fan of Tina fey and her pretending to put a girlish vibe in her 40's just doesn't cut it. The western women are presented as some sex deprived nymphs with lines of "when your p** starts eating your leg after 2 months then tell me". Really are women in west so thirsty after 2 months?. Almost half the movie is filled with partying of women, drinking, trying to be adventurous or just delivering nasty one liners to men about urinating in the open or becoming bold every time with false bravado. (seriously?)Characters don't really seem to give any heed to the country they are trying to cover OR the poor people they are supposed to be looking out as foreign 'saviours'. Afghans are portrayed as someone belonging to neolithic period and so is the country. As a consultant who has visited Afghanistan around the same period, I can safely say that all the caricatures developed here are utter nonsense and denigrating to the country's state as many of the amenities available in a developed society are available in Afghanistan's bigger cities. Same is the depiction of Chinese brothels in Afghanistan and lines uttered about 'Taliban punishing men whose under hair used to curl on their sticks(!)' (spoken by some high profile Afghan senator) which is another unverified account.In reality what the movie overlooks completely how American soldiers stationed in Afghanistan are living in one of the highly sophisticated luxury affairs that any soldier can dream nowadays. Hollywood depictions of how American system is better than others by taking puns on other cultures are coming off as fake and repetitively boring.
professorroyhinkley I remember seeing trailers and commercials for WTF. Turns out, they did one of my pet peeves: billed a serious movie as a comedy. It's not.The movie follows the story of Tina Fey's character; the situations are real, the people seem real. Some reviewers thought it was satirical, or made a statement - I found it as realistic as anything I've seen on the news or anywhere else. It's just ... real, and because of this, it's really good. Tina Fey does a great job in a pretty serious role.Considering it? Give it a shot. Just don't expect SNL or 30 Rock.
kosmasp Margot Robbie being sexy, funny as hell and not playing fair at all. No I'm not talking about Suicide Squad, I am indeed talking about this movie. And don't get me twisted, Tina Fey knocks this one out of the ballpark as the saying goes, but Margot even though her screen time/presence is limited gives a powerful performance too. Dare I say even more lasting than ... But that's up to you to decide if you want to compare her acting roles or not.One thing is for sure, this being based on a book (actual events one can presume from that indeed), may feel stagnant at times and really low paced. But this strange reality based theme and the really grounded central performance by Fey give this the gravitas to make it a really good movie. One that will not be liked by many, but nevertheless a movie with quite some weight and a message