Army of One Trailer (2016)

Trailer for Army of One.

Army of One is the mostly true story of Gary Faulkner (Nicolas Cage), an ex-con, unemployed handyman, and modern day Don Quixote who receives a vision from God (Russell Brand) telling him to capture Osama Bin Laden. Armed with only a single sword purchased from a home-shopping network, Gary travels to Pakistan to complete his mission. While on his quest, Gary encounters old friends back home in Colorado, the new friends he makes in Pakistan, the enemies he makes at the CIA - and even God and Osama themselves. Rainn Wilson, Paul Scheer and Wendy McLendon-Covey also star in this hilarious tale of patriotism and one man’s quest for justice.

Army of One is Directed by Larry Charles. Larry also has directed The Dictator, Bruno, Religulous, and Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.

The film is written by Rajiv Joseph, who has also written the screenplay for My America and Draft Day.

Army of One will first be released on Digital HD on November 4th and then it will be released on Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand on November 15th. There is no theatrical release set.

Gary Brooks Faulkner (character Nicholas Cage portrays), a Colorado man whom authorities allege tried to sneak into Afghanistan in order to hunt and kill al Qaeda head Osama bin Laden. The 52-year old American was arrested in a forest in northwestern Pakistan while trying to cross into Afghanistan's wooded Nuristan province, a known lair of Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters.

When you see another film starring Nicholas Cage, who seems to take any role he can get his hands on, you immediately think here we go again. Another film that will most likely be so bad...another role Nicholas Cage has taken on just for what seems like a desperate way to get another payday.

But, color me surprised.I may be in the minority here, but I found Cage's over the top portrayal of Gary Faulkner to be quite entertaining. This feels like a refreshing role for Cage and a great change of pace from his series of seriously dramatic flops (aside from Croods).

Army of One is definitely not a film I would rush out to see in a theater. But, I may catch this on demand in my living room and that is the exact strategy The Weinstein Company is going for. The film looks like an entertaining adventure that seems too crazy to be true, but is actually "mostly" true.