American Sniper
Biopic of the deadliest AMERICAN SNIPER in history, as told through Clint Eastwood’s nationalistic lens. Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper, proficient in a role that mostly calls for jaw clenching) mops up “savages” in Iraq at a brisk clip, and while the film excels at cataloging the personal toll his deployments take on him and his family, it remains largely unreflective on war in general and this cowboy war (Dubya leading the charge into Iraq, because, uh, WMD+9/11; mission accomplished!) in particular. Many Americans will be fine with that and will find this technically crisp bit of filmmaking satisfying. I’m not one of them. –YSM
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From your hashtag to god’s ear, Ken