This film is based on
a bestselling novel by Ben Fountain published in 2012. Billy Lynn is
a 19-year-old private in the US Army.
He’s in Bravo Squad and they just lost their squad leader in a battle in
Iraq. They are temporarily sent
home and they are featured on a Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving Day football
game. At times during the halftime
show, Billy has flashbacks of what happened in Iraq.
The soldiers are just propaganda tools on
display for viewing. Everything
about this film seems off kilter? One
thing I know for sure is soldiers don’t tell each other I love you?? I am surprised this film is directed by
Ang Lee, it doesn’t have the substance of his other projects. I didn’t know in the beginning that
the time setting is 2004 so I couldn’t figure out why Beyonce is singing with
Destiny’s Child? I thought this
would be good but it’s a waste and a disappointment!! 1 ½* (I really didn’t liked this movie)
113
min, Drama directed by Ang Lee with Joe Alwyn, Garrett Hedlund, Arturo Castro,
Mason Lee, Astro, Beau Knapp, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Barney Harris, Vin Diesel,
Steve Martin Chris Tucker, Kristen Stewart.
Note: Imdb 6.3 out of 10, 46% critic 43%
audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Roger Ebert 2*, Amazon 3.3* out of 5* with 116
reviews, Metacritic 53 out of 100 with 42 critics 6.0 out of 10 with 41 reviews.
Special
Note: Filmed in Locust Grove,
Atlanta and Canton, Georgia; Erfoud, Morocco; Santa Clarita, California. Real life NFL stars J.J. Watt and
Richard Sherman make cameos as Dallas players. There is a mistake with the Army uniforms. They were dessert uniforms during the
show but at the real 2004 NFL Halftime show, the soldiers wore woodland
camouflage uniforms. They didn't have a briefing about the setup before the show, that doesn't seem correct?
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