don't believe the hype

Rating: 1/10 (17 July 2015)

Where to even begin with this atrocious movie. First off, after hearing many positive reviews I went into it thinking I'd at least think it was decent. Oh how wrong I was. Military movies have always been a hit and miss with me but this was by far the worst one I've ever seen. I kept wondering if I was watching a different movie than the people praising it did. The good about it: the cast isn't horrible to look at. It's better than any over the counter sleeping aid if you're looking for a nap. Sadly that's all it has going for it. The bad: it makes murder (military or not shooting anyone is murder) look casual and easy. The entire pace moved slower than frozen molasses. It's almost impossible to like Chris Kyle. He is NOT a hero in anyway. The script is a perfect example of the small minded redneck mentality that anyone different is instantly in the wrong. The ending was crap, I'm pretty sure they just decided to randomly stop filming and call it a day. I can keep going but I feel like those are enough reasons to skip watching it. With all the violence we have going on the last thing that needed to be made was a movie portraying a cold hearted killer as an American hero. Even slasher movies have the moral that murder is bad, and you don't see many kids looking up to leatherface. An American hero is something kids should be able to look up to though, but not for the reasons Chris Kyle became one.