POWELL

Finished this script by Ed Whitworth.

Extremely well-written story detailing Colin Powell's attempt at stopping The United States from announcing war upon Iraq.  The pages flow.  The characters are well-defined and jump off the page.  Whitworth details the conflicts thoroughly, bringing the tensions and struggles to life.

Cheney, Bush, Armitage all standout thanks to this quality writing.

The only problem is, who's going to make this movie?  The only home would probably be HBO and that's iffy.  It's practically impossible getting an audience to go see a film in which the war is the backdrop (STOP-LOSS, LIONS FOR LAMBS, BROTHERS, RENDITION,  IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH, etc), how are you going to get them to see a movie about a group of people deciding whether or not they should start this war?

It's an improbable make.

That's no fault of Whitworth though.  The man is an intelligent, engaging writer at the top of his craft.  Tis script is amazing.  Let's see what he does for an encore.



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