Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016) directed by Glen Ficarra and John Requa

Tina Fey plays Kim Baker, a TV journalist in New York who finds herself well outside her comfort zone when she accepts an assignment in Afghanistan. It is an interesting story, with potentially interesting characters, but a curiously detached storytelling style leaves the viewer cold. Perhaps having two directors was the problem. Tina Fey is always entertaining, but this treatment of life as a war correspondent is perhaps too trivial and lightweight. It skates over the issues to concentrate more on the addictive nature of the lifestyle. Margot Robbie shines as an intrepid rival reporter and Martin Freeman is solid as a charming photojournalist. It’s fun to see Home and Away alumni Stephen Peacocke bob up as an ambiguous security detail. Over all the film lacks depth and could have been much better, with a heap of great ingredients not quite combining for a tasty recipe.