Only technically good

Rating: 5/10 (11 February 2015)

Of course Clint Eastwood is a great film director and this movie is technically very good. The fighting and shooting scenes are particularly well filmed. But in what concerns contents it is just only passable. This is based on the true story of Chris Kyle an American that decides to enroll himself in a special army corps after he sees on TV the terrorist attacks on 9/11 in New York. He becomes a special shot of exceptionally good aim who kills lots of enemies in Iraq as a sniper which makes him a legend. He can shoot them at such long distances that might make it a bit unlikely in the view of anyone who has served in the army even if he uses always a telescopic sight. He goes there in four tours leaving wife and two kids at home something that his wife doesn't particularly appreciate. The story in itself is not more dramatic than in most war movies. It has nothing special to be marked.