Unexpectedly Awesome!

Rating: 8/10 (21 January 2015)

American Sniper is one the few movies where the movie is much better than the trailer. This movie is a combination of war scenes in Iraq and the psychological problems soldiers face when returning to their country. These are explained from the point of view of the war hero Chris Kyle.
In this movie, Bradley Cooper rose from being an average actor to one of the greats. The way he depicts the real life of Chris Kyle is just brilliant. He pulled of a great Texas accent to make his role as Chris Kyle seem very realistic. The rest of the cast members also added to the brilliance of this movie. Most notable was Sienna Miller's performance as the girlfriend and then wife of Chris Kyle.
Even without Bradley Cooper, this would still be a great movie. Clint Eastwood has directed some great movies and for sure this will be ranked as one of his best movies yet. He sticks to the movie's plot without adding too much useless sub plots. The two hours of this movie are filled with rich and important events. You never feel that a certain scene is useless. Clint Eastwood has never disappointed in this matter. One of the strong points of Eastwood is that he is always straight to the point. You never get bored with his movies.
American Sniper is a must see. You get to witness the story of one of the great war heroes. You get to see the story from Kyle's point of viewand how the war affected his family and himself.