I give this three stars simply because putting the foot rest down is so extremely difficult. It does recline nearly flat which is great but when you have a busted ankle and you've had 3 surgeries to try to repair it and you try to get out of the recliner and you can't use both feet... It's very soft and it took literally 15 minutes to put together. So for the price it's a good chair but be prepared to struggle putting the foot rest back down.