Wednesday 7 January 2015

Film Review: American Sniper

Genre: Action | Biography | Drama

Cert: 15 cert

Director: Clint Eastwood 

Screen writer: Jason Hall   ... (written by) Chris Kyle   ... (book) and Scott McEwen   ... (book) and James Defelice   ... (book) (as Jim DeFelice)

Starring: Bradley Cooper, Kyle Gallner , Cole Konis , Ben Reed , Elise Robertson , Luke Sunshine , Troy Vincent , Brandon Salgado Telis , Keir O'Donnell , Marnette Patterson , Jason Hall , Billy Miller ,  Leonard Roberts, Jason Walsh , Reynaldo Gallegos

Running time: 132 min

Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.

Sex & Nudity: couple kissing

Violence & Gore: Most of the scene are based of war so some scene maybe very graphic though out the film to so realism in the battle field.

Profanity: Strong language 

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: Drinking in a bar, smoking

Frightening/Intense Scenes: Scene of a child being shot may disturb some-viewers.



Story: Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle's pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home to his wife and kids after four tours of duty, however, Chris finds that it is the war he can't leave behind.

Likes : This film is very Similar to The Hurt Locker - in a mix of subject, theme and quality – American Sniper introduces us to the world of war, with a Call of Duty & battlefield theme to the screen with seemingly authentic- realism. It's intense and places a looking glass of what it is really like with first hand experiences from Kyle.
Fortunately, all politics and American ideology are absent, Instead American Sniper focuses on heroism, loyalty and tragedy building to the best battle finale a film can offer the reason why most of this film is politic is because of his navy seal status, but this film is beautiful presented for the life of  Chris Kyle who survived war only to come home & be killed by a veteran he was trying to help.
  Bradley Cooper protray's Chris Kyle a navy seal sniper in the latest war. he performance & Transformation to look like his real-life counterpart, Cooper has not only bulked on the muscle and grown facial hair, but also took on the Texan accent and propels his interesting life on to screen as if paralleled with honor.
 Switching from the deadly battlefields to life at home, Cooper contrasts Kyle's every emotion on screen. Whether he is on the frontline-battlefield, or at home with his family (and wife Sienna Miller - brilliant), he is committed and tested over four tours on his choice of the two. He is an enigma, and with this 160 credited kills, plus 100 probable extras, patriotism, ethics of war are physiologically weighed up on him. Expect an Oscar winning performance here from  Bradley Cooper his best performance todate.
Some of this film can be very graphic in nature which was need to portray the real life of being in combat fighting the enemy,Since watch lone survivor which is a similar true life story, this is one that really tops that film, in a well choreograph & directed film that i highly recommend watching.

Dislikes : the pacing of the film is a little slow but was necessary for the storytelling so don't expect a fact pace film.

Overall : Brilliant true life war film, brilliant realism in combat & the horrors of war.

Rating: 5 out of 5 for entertainment / 9 out of 10 for true life story.

                                                      With honor we solute you as a 
                                           Brave Soldier & a Family Man
R.I.P
April 8, 1974 – February 2, 2013







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