Chris Kyle's Biography Is Top Notch

Rating: 9/10 (25 January 2015)

Hollywood people have become more than a little fickle. This movie avoids political statements entirely. Chris Kyle's isn't about politics, it is about service to his country.
The only ones who might not like the way this is told would be corporations. That is because Chris Kyle comes off in this like a blue collar worker - loyal to his company (the Navy Seals) in doing his job effectively and efficiently. That job is protecting his comrades in a war both parties voted for in Congress.
The movie is only slightly patriotic because Kyle is doing his job. I do give him credit. When he meets his wife, she gets sick and barfs from too much booze. When I met a girl at a college mixer who did that, I did not even date her again, it was that ugly.
Kyle was played by a member of the cast of the Hangover and played well. The combat in this one rings true, The film does a great job of addressing the mental stress 4 tours of duty in Iraq would do to somebody. It portrays Chris Kyle's family as low middle class.
Mustafa (the other sides sniper) is played by an Egyptian actor named Sammy Shiek who had a role in Charlie Wilson's war. The reason I say the critics are fickle is that Hollywood must still be hurting over making The Hurt Locker a pro war fictional tale Best Picture a few years ago. Hollywood hates being too pro war so just as the Democratic Congress, that voted to authorize Iraq to start with, they are trying to run away from this movie.
I have the feeling after seeing this, I need to read the book. Since I had not, the ending shocked me and represents extreme irony. Democrats are really good at running away from problems and issues, and that is what they are trying to do with this one.
This movie is tense and dramatic with lots of action and everyone involved in making this one should get kudos. Could it be better? I'd have to read the book. This movie is politically middle of the road. Chris Kyle is a portrait of control in the middle of chaos. As for all of Hollywood being middle of the road and in control, that will never happen. Hollywood does not relate well to lower Middle Class people. They are all rich so they do not understand Chris Kyle's biography and the stress portrayed in this movie. To sum it up is Chris Kyle's statement to his doctor. "I only wish I could have saved more of my friends." A lot of them die in this movie and it appears Hollywoods, the rich fat cats do not understand his humble noble mission.