Not to be confused with the "Sparkly Eyes" Technique, which is something else entirely.

Laura and I went to the cinema last night for the express purpose of watching the motion picture show The Men Who Stare at Goats, starring George Clooney (whose beard has appeared in Syriana), Ewan McGregor (who sported a fine beard in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith), Jeff Bridges (whose beard in Iron Man was nothing short of stunning) and Kevin Spacey.¹

It was a fine film, though not anywhere near as good as I would have expected a film featuring actors of such high caliber.² I don't blame the acting; they were all quite good,³ but the film as a whole seemed somewhat disjointed. It was laugh-out-loud funny in parts, and there's an entire level of meta-humor in the "Jedi Warrior" references, but I was expecting more Still, I give it three and a half out of five stars, just for the sheer absurdity of it all.

Oh, and Laura isn't too keen on an "accentless" Ewan McGregor.

¹Who has never, to my knowledge, appeared bearded in any film, which makes me seriously question the range of his acting ability.

²And the aforementioned Keven Spacey, who seems to have no trouble at all with moustaches, by the way.

³Spacey's character was underdeveloped, but now I wonder whether that's due to the writing or the fact that the guy portraying the part is apparently deathly afraid of beards.