Mhms movie summary, film and plot synopsis of whiskey tango foxtrot 2016 starring tina fey, margot robbie, and martin freeman. Whiskey, tango, foxtrot tells the story of how journalists can get hooked on the adrenalineattention of covering events while embedded with a military unit. A biographical war dramedy starring tina fey as kim baker, a journalist who travels to kabul. Whiskey tango foxtrot is way too long or it might just be that i had to take a restroom break, but held off going for the last quarter or so of the movie and as tonally inconsistent as can be, but its still a solid time at the movies with a great cast, good cinematography, an interesting take on its story, and countless laugh out loud moments. In 2003 new york city, dissatisfied with the state of her career covering lowprofile stories, television journalist kim baker tina fey. Whiskey tango foxtrot ist ein usamerikanischer kriegsfilm aus dem jahr 2016. The movie opens in the year 2006 with kim baker tina fey partying at a. Listen to trailer music, ost, original score, and the full list of popular songs in. The movie did a great job of showing the chaos and violence that plagues the country but it didnt want to dive to deep into the characters psyches. Dr this is a film i should not like because it has many of the problems that usually frustrate me, but somehow it charmed me, and in the end i have to say i really liked whisky tango foxtrot. Mar 03, 2016 in taking tina fey to war, whiskey tango foxtrot utilizes her comedic weaponry while also showing shes well armed with dramatic chops, too. I enjoyed my time with this movie but its not something i would go out and tell others to see. Margot robbie and tina fey play would you rather collider.
The film stars tina fey, margot robbie, martin freeman, christopher abbott, alfred molina, and billy bob thornton. The movie opens in the year 2006 with kim baker tina fey partying at a house in kabul, afghanistan with mostly military men while bombs are heard going off in the distance. Whiskey tango foxtrot is a 2014 debut novel by david shafer. Mar, 2016 a movie without a focused story wouldnt have been good as a movie. Some will immediately recognize it as militaryalphabetspeak for wtf, while. Kim last name baker in the film goes from typing tv news in an office to a tour of duty as a journalist in warravaged afghanistan. Whiskey tango foxtrot is coming to theaters march 4, 2016. The movie opens in the year 2006 with kim baker tina fey. The title of whiskey tango foxtrot is in some ways more interesting to contemplate than the movie itself. This is a story about the foreign journalists in afghanistan and pakistan. Mar 04, 2016 enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing whiskey tango foxtrot near you. The pair is behind the new movie whiskey tango foxtrot, a film that attempts to tell of the horrors of war from a lighter and more human standpoint.
Three young adults grapple with the usual thirtysomething p. The cast has a few really big names to offer and the ending is just perfect. Get the latest movie times, trailers and celebrity interviews. Whiskey tango foxtrot finds tina fey at her wartime. The new film whiskey tango foxtrot puts tina fey in a place shes never been before. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing whiskey tango foxtrot near you. Whiskey tango foxtrot trailer 2016 paramount pictures youtube. Whiskey tango foxtrot is a film thats good, but not great, and its a film thats worth seeing.
In the movie, fey portrays journalist kim barker, who. Watch now for free featured browse more titles movies. Tina fey quietly dedicates whiskey tango foxtrot to her late father. Mar 07, 2016 whiskey tango foxtrot 2016 is a warcomedy starring tina fey as kim baker, an american broadcast journalist who decides to take an assignment in wartorn afghanistan in an attempt to escape her unsatisfying american life and mundane desk job. Is it too late to nominate a candidate for novel of the summer. Aug 06, 2014 is it too late to nominate a candidate for novel of the summer. In the wake of a disaster that wipes out most of civilization, two men and a young woman find themselves in an emotionally charged love triangle as the last known survivors. David shafers first book, whiskey tango foxtrot, is a paranoid, sarcastic and clattering pop thriller that reads as if it. Mar 04, 2016 find all 44 songs in whiskey tango foxtrot soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Strange days in afghanistan and pakistan by kim barker.
Mar 04, 2016 whisky tango foxtrot is a welcome attempt at breaking tina fey a gifted actor and comedian out of her proverbial box, and there are more than enough moments here to slap on a highlight reel and give this talented actress the opportunities she deserves. Whiskey tango foxtrot 2016 stream and watch online. Mar 04, 2016 the pair is behind the new movie whiskey tango foxtrot, a film that attempts to tell of the horrors of war from a lighter and more human standpoint. Whiskey tango foxtrot 2016 behind the scenes part 12. Whiskey tango foxtrot 2016 movie theaters moviefone. Hilarious, moving, and wildly ambitious, david shafers whiskey tango foxtrot reads like a plot against america dreamed up by the nsa and then ghostwritten by don delilloa love storycuminternational thriller about our surveillance society thats so convincingly paranoid youll tape over your webcam. Whiskey tango foxtrot trailer 2016 paramount pictures. The problem with whiskey tango foxtrot, aside from the name being completely lost on me outside of the wtf acronym, is i couldnt tell if i was watching a drama infused with some comedy or a.
Tina fey dedicates whiskey tango foxtrot to her late father. It is a solid film with great acting, and provokes a great deal of thought. A description of tropes appearing in whiskey tango foxtrot. But lets not confuse a movies adherence to facts with the sidelong truths it reveals.
Apropos of hollywoods nowburgeoning subgenre of comedies about initially hapless noncombatants who find themselves in afghanistan, it can be decisively stated that whiskey tango foxtrot is. Released march 4th, 2016, whiskey tango foxtrot stars tina fey, margot robbie, martin freeman, alfred molina the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 51 min, and received a score of 57 out of. Acclaim for controversial film puts regev in whiskey tango foxtrot situation the culture minister is on the attack against samuel maozs foxtrot, which won a top prize at the venice film. Whiskey tango foxtrot on dvd movie synopsis and info.
In whiskey tango foxtrot, tina fey as a wisecracking war reporter. Tina fey and nicholas braun in whiskey tango foxtrot 2016 whiskey. Whiskey tango foxtrot may be the novel of the summer the. Acclaim for controversial film puts regev in whiskey tango. Thats not to judge whiskey tango foxtrot the title is a. This is a different kind of movie for strong women it shows women actually following their dreams. It was pretty interesting to see tina fey act in this type of role. The books juicy plot twist was the overall journey and how it changed barkers life. Whiskey tango foxtrots margot robbie, tina fey, christopher abbott and stephen peacocke play a round of our movie version of the game would you rather. But once she arrives in the rowdy animal housestyle residence set up for foreign members of the press, it is clear that the film could have easily been called frisky tango foxtrot.
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