Politics aside - Very good movie

Rating: 9/10 (1 June 2015)

Let me first say it: I hate war. I think war is a sick, sick concept. It's a legal way to kill people. That is what war is. It's absurd. Chris Kyle was a stone cold killer, just like any serial killer. That's my opinion on that. (man will this review get a lot of dislikes from war vets and gun nuts)
Anyway, the movie! I really liked this movie. It's tense, entertaining, and just well made. The story is fascinating, the pacing is good, it barely drags on just a tiny bit towards the end, but just barely. Not enough to have a negative impact.
I don't think this movie glorifies war or the US, it shows the grimness of war quite well. Also it tackles how people get disturbed in the head from killing, in a good way.
And Bradley Cooper, oh my. He is just excellent! He isn't Bradley Cooper, he is another person! (I would say he's Chris Kyle, but I don't know how he was) Cooper does a fantastic job. And I'm not talking about the weight gain, which anyone could do, I'm talking about his acting chops. I actually felt like I got to know a person, as I saw the movie.
So, great movie. Not a fan of war, at all, but a great movie is a great movie.