in one of the good movie of the year and tom hank star a congressman charlie wilson in this sardonically funny and extremely relevant ( give reasonably current event ) historical comedy drama surround the 1980s afghan or soviet fiasco . the soviet be attack afghanistan kill hundred of people . why should anyone care . people be die and right . no and the reason the united state get involve through charlie wilson be because the afghan and in fear they would get blow to sh_t and start illegally come into pakistan which in turn p_ssed pakistani president mohammad zia ul haq off . charlie wilson in an effort to fix this situation team up with the sixth richest woman and religious fanatic in texas and joanne herring ( julia robert ) and a amusing and robust american spy for the cia and gust avrakotos ( philip seymour hoffman ) to help supply afghan with high tech weapon to destroy soviet fight air craft that would try and attack their land . although certainly not a serious oscar contender for best picture and charlie wilson war be probably one of the best of the many political film of the year . academy award winner mike nichols provide solid direct a to be expect while emmy award winner aaron sorkin ( sport night and the west wing ) provide a remarkable screenplay that near flawlessly balance comedy and drama . the acting be great for the most part as well . tom hank deliver his best and most enjoyable performance since his 2000 oscar nominate turn a a fedex worker strand on a tropical island in cast away . hank take a slimy character like wilson and with his trademark charm turn him into a likable guy . amy adam and ned beatty be reliable a always and but the real stand out performance of the film be from philip seymour hoffman . arguably the fine actor work in the film industry today and hoffman take a small supporting role and upstage everyone around him . from his first scene where he scream at his bos before violently break his window and hoffman suck you in . the only disappointing cast member be unsurprisingly overrate hollywood starlet julia robert . ham her way through yet another movie and robert overbear and over the top portrayal of a rich texas oil woman hit all the wrong note and be at most time flat out annoy . at 97 minute and the movie be short and sweet and and that isn not to say it doesn not drag at some point but when it do drag it for a very brief amount of time . in conclusion and charlie wilson war be not a perfect film by any mean and but it certainly worth a look . grade represent b plus .