Saddest attempt of a pseudo war movie family drama

Rating: 2/10 (9 January 2015)

I went to see this movie as I have read the book also. I was expecting to see an intense action packed movie. To my complete disappointment this is simply sad. Sad in every way i could possibly think about. It is neither an action movie nor a drama, just a very weak attempt at both. The action scenes are too spread out and blended in with the a brief overview of a gut-wrenching Post Traumatic Stress Disorder soldier with a crying wife. It is Clint Eastwood's interpretation of old fashioned US patriotism and in reality it is just a mild portrait of abusive soldiering and bullying of local population. You are neither captured by the excitement of a proper war picture or feel any emotions moved by the family drama.
It portrays a simple minded Chris Kyle who is conflicted by a sense of patriotism and what his colleagues and family think about the righteousness of the war. We all know that war sucks and that soldiers are pretty messed up in the head. As if his family drama wasn't enough we are bombarded by his pseudo-edginess as a result of trauma. Clint Eastwood is too old to understand what a modern movie is all about. He does not know how to use visual effects to his advantage at all. I went too see a movie about the accomplishments of the deadliest sniper in US military history and ended up seeing a sad sad movie.
I am a big fan of American war movies like platoon or black hawk down. However, this picture was just simply garbage. Do not waste any money on this. Probably the worst performance of Bradley Cooper ever and shows that Clint Eastwood has no idea how to bring out a war epic onto the large screen. The book had loads of material for a cool movie which is probably the saddest thing ever. Clint Eastwood has successfully ravished it into what seems like low-budget piece of rubbish. The movie gives you a sense that you have been robbed by the box office. Give me my money back!