I'm willing to meet my Creator and answer for every shot that I took.

Rating: 9/10 (19 January 2015)

Clint Eastwood brings us another great film. Eastwood is very well known and popular for playing many great characters as an actor, and now that he is older he has become one of the best directors. This is Eastwood's second film of 2014, with Jersey Boys being the first. To release one amazing film is something, but to make two films that are great to amazing is something special. Eastwood's war movie American Sniper is more than just the story of Chris Kyle, it is a war story that shows the efforts of fighting and killing people in war. The following is my review of American Sniper.
The film was written by Jason Hall who wrote the film based on the book written by Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen, and James Defelice. Hall is known for recently writing a film called Paranoia. This film is a horse of a different color compare to his previous work, but he tells an excellent story here. Not only does the story follow Chris Kyle(Bradley Cooper) during his four tours of service, but it also gives an insight into Kyle's background growing up and his family life while he was serving. This part of the story is where the film slightly drops off in my opinion. As the film goes back to when Kyle was younger, in my opinion the story moves too quickly over his life when he was younger and right before he joined the Seals. Usually you see a story needs to be trimmed, but in this case it should have added more. In the lead up to watching this film I heard so much about this film, from it being a pro war film to a propaganda piece. I can honestly say I never got that feel. The film simply shows what Kyle went threw as he was helping to fight a war. The film covers some anti wars aspects(although not in great detail), and really hammers home the effects war has not only the service people, but also their families. The story Hall delivers here for the big screen is a great work, and even if he wasn't able to go deeper into Kyle's story, we are still left with one amazingly written film.
Clint Eastwood is the director of this film as he is known for directing such great films such as Million Dollar Baby, Gran Torino, and Unforgiven. Eastwood always delivers a fabulous looking film that keeps you at the edge of your seat. He also brings out the best in his actors as he is also a fabulous actor. The film stars Bradley Cooper(Chris Kyle) and Sienna Miller(Taya Kyle) with some amazing acting from the secondary actors in the film. Cooper is really able to draw you into his character and greatly care about him over the course of the film. The film can be very emotional throughout the film and with Eastwood behind the camera that aspect takes a big step up. I personally thought that the film could have added some more detail in his younger life, but the film sticks well together and moves by amazingly. This film is not the least bit boring. Clint Eastwood has directed an amazing war film that drags you into the life of those serving and their families. This is a film that is surely not to be missed.
In closing, we are left with a powerful film that while doesn't completely tell everything about Kyle's life, it does show the pain and suffering our men and women go through as they serve for their country. The film delivers a powerful message and that should not be overlooked. This film might not be for the whole family, but even younger viewers in their teenage years should be able to watch this film even with the bad language and war violence. While I can't say this is my favorite film of 2014, it certainly is one of the best films of the year and should not be missed.
9/10