Unbroken 2014

     This film is adapted from a book by Laura Hillenbrand, she is also the author of Sea Biscuit.  Louis Zamperini was an Olympic athlete and he joined the armed forces during WWII.  After his plane went down, he was one of three men stranded in a lifeboat at sea for 47 days.  One of the men died and the Japanese navy took the other two prisoners.  They were taken to a prisoner-of-war camp and treated as enemies of Japan.

     This is a difficult movie to watch and there was one section where I had to leave the room and could not continue until the story moved forward.  There is more to the story because this is just the portion of his life prior to and during the war.  He lived to be 97 years old so this film just covers the years between 1941 and 1945.  Just a few sentences at the end of the film describe his remaining 69 years.  3* (This movie is OK)

137 min, Bio directed by Angelina Jolie with Jack O’Connell, Miyavi, Domhnall Gleeson, Garrett Hedlund, Finn Wittrock, Jai Courtney, Maddalena Ischiale, Vincenzo Amato, John Magaro, Luke Treadaway, Louis McIntosh, Ross Anderson.

Note:  Imdb 7.2 out of 10, 51% critic 71% audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Roger Ebert 2 1/2*.

Special Note:  This movie was filmed in several locations in Australia.  The actors dieted for months to have the appearance of extreme depletion.