Fantastic Film

Rating: 10/10 (22 January 2015)

Like many here, this is the first time I have felt compelled to write a review. Enough has been said about what is right and wrong with this film, but I have something to add that I haven't read yet (I only went back 3 or 4 pages though).
Spoiler Alert (that really isn't) - CPO Kyle dies at the end of the film. They show clips from his real funeral procession and memorial service at Cowboys Stadium as the credits start rolling.
I was in a completely packed theater in a northern suburb of Atlanta watching this film. During the previews, there were several high school aged young men making a racket, yelling F bombs and being idiots in general. No one uttered a word (that I could hear) once the film started, but the truly amazing thing happened at the end when the credits rolled and they were showing the procession.
Not one person got up until the credits showing the funeral scenes were over. And no one spoke a word until they were completely outside the theater.
For a film to create that much reverence in what was previously a slightly unruly crowd, says a lot.
I don't care if CPO Kyle made up stories, bragged about shooting looters or what. He was a true American Hero, and the kind of man I am glad that there are so many of defending our country. Anyone who criticizes him or this film, and who has not been in the line of fire themselves, is not to be listened to in my opinion.