Outrageous

Rating: 8/10 (22 February 2015)

They have their enemy in the cross hairs and they shoot with impunity. They are irresponsible, biased and heartless. Therefore I must give the creators of this outrage the lowest rating, a 1 for awful. These people are NOT the filmmakers who crafted "American Sniper." These people are the specific IMDb reviewers who have rated this film based on political dogma rather than artistic merit. They are the snipers. They are shooting from the wrong location (IMDb) at the wrong victims (the filmmakers). IMDb is not a political forum. The rated 1 reviews predominate the top of the user review list. So the casual visitor is likely to gather "American Sniper" is a VERY bad movie. As a result, the film is shot in the back unfairly. After all, the overall rating is 7.5. That is quite good. But the better reviews do not show up in any fair quantity until several pages into the user review list.
In fairness, some of the negative reviews were thoughtful and demonstrated that the writers had actually watched the entire film. They separate the art from the message. And certainly, films with a political point of view are fair game for political opinion. My beef is with the many reviews which are undisguised political diatribe. The ones which make little or no notice of the film as entertainment, craftsmanship, or art. There are countless forums for this kind of free speech. But, in my opinion, I'd rather not see it stacked en mass here on the user review lists.
As for my opinion of the film, I give "American Sniper" 8 out of 10. It isn't the Best film I've seen this year, but it is surely one of them. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Bradley Cooper was perfect in the role giving an amazing performance. Every performance was excellent and Clint Eastwood at 84? Come on man, outstanding! So the haters can hate... somewhere else. This forum is about movies not politics.