if you are unable to put politics and personal feelings aside when watching it, you only keep yourself from enjoying a very good film.

Rating: 7/10 (29 October 2017)

American Sniper (2014) This is a biographical war drama directed by Clint Eastwood and loosely based on the memoir American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History. A Navy S.E.A.L. sniper saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Coming back home after four tours of duty, he finds that war was easier to deal with than the aftermath. The film also receives mostly positive reviews from critics. Bradley Cooper's lead performance and Eastwood's direction received the bulk of the praise. It drew some controversy over its portrayal of both the war and of Chris Kyle, himself. It received six Oscar nominations, but only winning one award for Best Sound Editing. It was the second most profitable picture of 2014. The film is engrossing, poignant, and both heartbreaking and heartwarming. It's distressing when people are critical of the film for reasons other than the acting, directing or quality itself. It's about their disagreement with its political attitude. This is a well constructed film and is very entertaining. That's a simple fact. It's a dramatic interpretation and isn't claiming to be anything else. To criticize it for things it never claims to be, just isn't fair. I recommend this movie, but if you are unable to put politics and personal feelings aside when watching it, you only keep yourself from enjoying a very good film.