Maybe its me or I am just getting tired of all these movies coming out focusing on Americas war involvement and the consequences of it. we had that tommy Lee Jones movie and his missing movie and in this Oscar run The Hurt Locker (which is streets ahead of this movie in terms of entertainment and quality).
The acting is on a par but the story is not and I find the Tony Stone character somewhat tiresome and tedious. Ben Foster acts extremely well but overall he is placid except for the little outburst at his ex-girlfriends engagement party.
After the first couple of home visits, I feel the film runs out of steam and we are distracted by Ben Fosters surprise and curious attraction to one of the widows to whom he has recently brought the bad news.
I can see why Americans have nominated it for awards but the rest of the world will not be so interested, unlike Hurt Locker, which has a more objective message.
Wont stay in the memory bank for long and Ben Foster will act better and get a more challenging role I hope.
The acting is on a par but the story is not and I find the Tony Stone character somewhat tiresome and tedious. Ben Foster acts extremely well but overall he is placid except for the little outburst at his ex-girlfriends engagement party.
After the first couple of home visits, I feel the film runs out of steam and we are distracted by Ben Fosters surprise and curious attraction to one of the widows to whom he has recently brought the bad news.
I can see why Americans have nominated it for awards but the rest of the world will not be so interested, unlike Hurt Locker, which has a more objective message.
Wont stay in the memory bank for long and Ben Foster will act better and get a more challenging role I hope.