a great film that highlights an incredible life

Rating: 8/10 (28 January 2015)

I have seen many different perspectives on this film but for me I think it is great and I think that people should see it. This film documents the life of Chris Kyle who is the deadliest sniper in the US military of all time racking up a body count of almost 200 kills. Now Bradley Cooper is fantastic in this film and has really brought Chris Kyle to life and make the character a person we can believe in. He deserves his Oscar nomination and I think he does a great job in the tough guy role. Siena Miller plays his wife and she also does a great job really being the emotional centre of the film and making you really care about her families situation. They introduce a rival sniper and give him a little backstory and his character is cool even though he isn't that important. I do wish that more of the side characters had done more and made me care about them more. The story of his life is incredible and you see him on his tours and you really see the emotional pain that war has given to this man that is a true casualty of war in his mind. However, I do think this film Treats Kyle as a white knight and a war hero even though what he did becomes a bit more grey and you could argue he did some bad things, I just wish we had seen more of the complexity. The script is great and Clint Eastwood did a great job mixing the drama really well with the occasional humour to make these characters feel human and relatable. The style is beautiful and I love how it made war look dark and gritty instead of making it look lovely and over dramatized. Overall this is a great film that should be seen.