Good but I expected more

Rating: Null/10 (16 January 2015)

This film tells the story of the event wars, told through the experiences of an outstanding sniper in the elite Seal unit of USA.
I find "American Sniper" quite a departure from Clint Eastwood's recent films. Usually his films tell an emotional story that drives people to tears, touching the heart and soul like he often excels in doing. Instead, in this film he focuses on the bloody combats in the warzone. The emotional subplot is only minor, as if they are filler scenes between the intense combat scenes. The result is that the emotional side of the film is much underdeveloped, and even rushed and inadequately expressed especially after Chris congress back from the fourth tour.
As a war thriller, "American Sniper" is good. I expected more of Clint Eastwood though.