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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Ryan Phillippe | ... | Brandon King | |
| Joseph Gordon-Levitt | ... | Tommy Burgess | |
| Rob Brown | ... | Isaac 'Eyeball' Butler | |
| Channing Tatum | ... | Steve Shriver | |
| Victor Rasuk | ... | Rico Rodriguez | |
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Quay Terry | ... | Al 'Preacher' Colson |
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Matthew Scott Wilcox | ... | Harvey |
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Connett Brewer | ... | Curtis (as Connett M. Brewer) |
| Timothy Olyphant | ... | Lt. Col. Boot Miller | |
| Josef Sommer | ... | Senator Orton Worrell | |
| Linda Emond | ... | Ida King | |
| Ciarán Hinds | ... | Roy King | |
| Mamie Gummer | ... | Jeanie | |
| Abbie Cornish | ... | Michelle | |
| Alex Frost | ... | Shorty | |
Decorated Iraq war hero Sgt. Brandon King makes a celebrated return to his small Texas hometown following his tour of duty. He tries to resume the life he left behind. Then, against Brandon's will, the Army orders him back to duty in Iraq, which upends his world. The conflict tests everything he believes in: the bond of family, the loyalty of friendship, the limits of love and the value of honor. Written by Paramount Pictures
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It's horrible that we need a new one, you'd think people would learn their lesson the first, or hundredth, time they were taught it. But anyway, the movie is pretty good. At the very beginning it reminded me of 'Redacted' and then later 'In the Valley of Elah' and you could say with most movies that that would be a detriment but they're all telling stories about the same subject. So it's not like anyone is copying anyone else.
This movie is more movie-ish than those I mentioned. It works as entertainment(that sounds wrong) as well as being informative. It's showing you a certain situation people are going through but it's also a "movie", with action scenes, good acting, relationship issues, etc. As I said the acting is good. Ryan Phillipe is I want to say underrated, but maybe he's not rated at all. He's an extremely good looking person who could have just been in romantic comedies and made some nice money that way, but instead he's carved out an interesting resume for himself. He does some of his best work here. Joseph Gordon Levitt, everyone's favorite young indie actor, shows up here as well, although he has a smaller role than he normally does. He and the rest of the cast were also really good. Ciaran Hinds makes an interesting cowboy, btw. I wouldn't have guessed that. The only problem I may have had with the film is that I didn't like the ending. But that doesn't take away from the fact that I think this is a well-made movie.
The film is serious. It'll probably be depressing for most people. But hey life is depressing right now. Especially for people involved in this situation and maybe those folks should consider whether they should really watch it or not. Because I would think they'd want to escape that reality. The people who aren't paying attention to what's going on should see it. I'd have less problem recommending this to them. I think it's the least likely of the Iraq based movies to offend anyone. It's got a few violent war scenes but nothing over-the-top or terribly graphic. It's just basically wave at you saying "hel-lo, this is the stuff you're trying to ignore but should really be paying attention to.' There is a normal amount of cursing and no naked people that I can remember.
If you haven't been watching the Iraq war centered movies, it's time you saw one and this would probably be the easiest to take.