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War Machine (2017)
Entertaining, if not gripping
It's entertaining, funny, and generally worth a watch. While it won't have you clinging to the edge of your seat or breaking out in tears (few movies do, after all) it's perfectly good for a night in.
Being someone who's followed the conflict in Afghanistan closely for years I suspect some of the subtle jokes might be somewhat less effective on people with little previous interest in the subject - which might partially explain some of the less stellar ratings.
But ultimately that's not to the film's detriment in my eyes. Give it a try. It's a million times better than the majority of Netflixes original movie content.
Percentage (2014)
Terrible
There was one reason I stuck with this movie past the first 5 minutes.
It is so terrible that it almost became entertaining! The acting, script and performances are just plain bad, but the (lack of) quality in the production takes things to another level. An early sign of what was to come was when the two lead characters were shown sitting in what is clearly a stationary, motionless car. Despite this, one of them repeatedly moves the steering wheel in a an apparent attempt to convince the audience he's driving.
I could dwell on such mistakes but it would be remiss not to mention the casual racism. The characters are repeatedly shown demeaning white women (who seem to appear only as prostitutes, strippers or serving staff) with the apparent intention of making themselves appear tough. Racial slurs and needles, bizarre unprovoked aggression towards white women is a recurring theme.
Essentially, this feels like it was written, acted and scripted by ten year old's who have spent the afternoon watching rap videos.