

Aaron Taylor-Johnson and John Cena are the only actors on-screen for 99% of the movie and they're the only characters you hear, aside from Iraqi's radio communication with Taylor-Johnson. "The Wall" is a low-budget thriller about two snipers trapped behind a shaky wall while they're in a life-or-death battle with a lethal Iraqi sniper. The Wallĭirector Doug Liman made two excellent movies this year, "The Wall" and "American Made," his action thriller about pilot/DEA operative/drug smuggler Barry Seal. The first movie is now streaming on Netflix 6.
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How to Watch: Coming to Digital, Blu-ray Combo Pack & DVD December 12. He got great performances from a cast led by Miles Teller and great source material in David Finkel's non-fiction book about how the men of the Army's 2-16 Infantry Battalion adjusted after their return from service in Iraq.Īdam Schumann, the real soldier played by Teller in the movie, has found some peace after getting treatment, so the movie ends on a positive note after spending two hours in a brutal exposure of the lack of emotional and medical support available to many veterans who are struggling after serving in a war zone.Ĭhina’s Special Forces Have Their Own ‘Wolf Warrior’ For that reason, it's really tough to watch at times (especially for those dealing with post-traumatic stress).īut writer/director Jason Hall (making his directorial debut after getting an Oscar nomination for writing the "American Sniper" screenplay) is on a mission to both entertain and educate.

"Thank You for Your Service" is a message movie about the cost of war and the burden of post-traumatic stress. Miles Teller and Beulah Kole wait (and wait some more) at the VA in "Thank You for Your Service."
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Nolan only shows what they know, creating a film that stretches the experience of the first twenty minutes of "Saving Private Ryan" to a full two hours. The characters in the film don't know anything about strategy or the bigger picture of the battle. All three stories come together seamlessly at the end of the movie and, once again, the director has made a great film that's also a puzzle. Nolan divides the story into land, sea and air components and intercuts their stories that unfold on three different timelines (one week, one day and one hour, respectively). He tells the story of the May 1940 British evacuation at Dunkirk and turns a defeat the should have been the prelude to German victory in the war and demonstrates just how the Brits found the character to hold the line until the United States decided to join the battle at the end of 1941. PicturesĬhristopher Nolan's WWII classic isn't about strategies or maps or historical context. Pictures action thriller "DUNKIRK," a Warner Bros. HARRY STYLES as Alex, ANEURIN BARNARD as Gibson and FIONN WHITEHEAD as Tommy in the Warner Bros.
