Navy S.E.A.L. sniper Chris Kyle's pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home with his family after four tours of duty, however, Chris finds that it is the war he can't leave behind.
Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper) was nothing more than a Texas man who dreamt of becoming a cowboy, but in his thirties he found out that maybe his life needed something different, something where he could express his real talent, something that could help America in its fight against terrorism. So he joined the S.E.A.L.s in order to become a sniper. After marrying Taya (Sienna Miller), Kyle and the other members of the team are called for their first tour of Iraq. Kyle's struggle isn't with his missions, but about his relationship with the reality of the war and, once returned at home, how he manages to handle it with his urban life, his wife, and kids.Written by
Evandro Martirano
Weighing two hundred twenty-five pounds in this movie, Bradley Cooper claims that his usual weight is one hundred eighty-five pounds, and that he had never been heavier than two hundred pounds prior to making this movie. See more »
Goofs
The woman / child attacking the Marine tank and infantry unit with a grenade are using an RKG3 anti-tank grenade. The slow motion scene shows the grenade spinning in flight before hitting the ground. In reality this grenade has a parachute that is deployed in order to stabilize it in flight before hitting armor, and it does not spin. See more »
Quotes
[first lines]
Chris Kyle:
It's a fuckin' hot-box.
soldier:
The fuckin' dirt here tastes like dog shit.
Chris Kyle:
Ah, well you'd know, wouldn't you?
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Crazy Credits
The opening credit also rolls in silence. There is no sound whatsoever until Chris Kyle is about to start his dialogue. See more »
Fine movie (based on a real story) about a skilled and strong but broken hero and the price war takes on all sides. Good.