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American Sniper (2014)
Directed by Clint Eastwood
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Overview
U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle takes his sole mission—protect his comrades—to heart and becomes one of the most lethal snipers in American history. His pinpoint accuracy not only saves countless lives but also makes him a prime target of insurgents. Despite grave danger and his struggle to be a good husband and father to his family back in the States, Kyle serves four tours of duty in Iraq. However, when he finally returns home, he finds that he cannot leave the war behind.
Rated R | Length 133 minutes
Actors
Bradley Cooper | Sienna Miller | Kyle Gallner | Cole Konis | Ben Reed | Elise Robertson | Keir O'Donnell | Luke Sunshine | Kevin Lacz | Troy Vincent | Brandon Salgado Telis | Chance Kelly | Marnette Patterson | Billy Miller | Leonard Roberts | Reynaldo Gallegos | Jake McDorman | Cory Hardrict | Eric Ladin | Brando Eaton | James Ryen | Luke Grimes | Sammy Sheik | Evan Gamble | Tim Griffin | Brian Hallisay | Navid Negahban | Fahd Benchamsi | Eric Close | Zack Duhame | Mido Hamada | Kathe Mazur | Sam Jaeger | Assaf Cohen | Fahim Fazli | Hector Bucio | Jonathan Groff | Melissa Hayden | Pamela Denise Weaver | James D. Dever | Owain Yeoman | Greg Duke | Max Charles | Robert Clotworthy | Anthony Jennings | Vincent Selhorst-Jones | Jason Hall | Jason Walsh | Jonathan Kowalsky | Shane Habberstad | Kevin Ryan | Benjamin Mathes | Luis Jose Lopez | Had Mhidi Senhaji | Ryan Sadaghiani | Ayman Samman | Salah Salea | Aidan McGraw | Ferguson Reid | Mark Thomason | Amie Farrell | Quay Terry | Tami Goveia | Leon Farmer | Paul Meixner | Victoria Reina Sigloch | Joel Lambert | Tony Nevada | Brett Edwards | Nick Salter | Ricky Ryba | Jet Jurgensmeyer | Madeleine McGraw | Elizabeth Schmidt | Bryan Anderson | Jacob Schick | Wade White | Erik Aude | Amber Alexander | Belle Angel | Emerson Brooks | Clint Eastwood | E.R. Ruiz
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/18/2015 | Movie Screen | Digital | Theater | 7.5 stars |
| (Average) 7.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
A troubling movie for me. I think it was well done for the most part but so obviously presented it’s protagonist as a one-dimensional American hero archetype that it was difficult to relate to the character. It also glossed over the PTSD stuff and then only touches on the result of that as a sort of epilogue, largely refusing to confront the terrible price exacted by the war on our own troops.
It also presented nearly all of the Iraqi people as enemies, including women and children, a cardboard one-dimensional portrait that just didn’t feel real.
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