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Charlie Wilson's War

Four stars (R)
Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts

Brisk, smart, satisfying feature from director Mike Nichols and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin. Enjoy the colorful characters and snappy pacing and be grateful that the film manages to be so bright without minimizing the serious goings-on. 97 minutes. DVD INFO: Two separately packaged DVDs are available. One preserves the film in the anamorphic widescreen format, while the other hacks off nearly a third of the feature for the fullscreen (aka pan & scan) version. Shop carefully. Both versions include two featurettes.