2007 / Mike Nichols > Charlie Wilson’s War has an Aaron Sorkin imprint on it the way it doesn’t have a Nichols one: It’s a witty but forceful political piece where there’s good and there’s bad, and the good fights to win by sometimes doing morally ambiguous things. The film is smart and entertaining, even if it doesn’t offer the kind of depth that that sticks in your mind years after. The writing is as sharp as one would expect, and Tom Hanks utilizes his dialogue well opposite an equally excellent offering from Philip Seymour Hoffman. It may be Nichols-lite, but it’s better than most of Hollywood has to offer these days.