I would pay another 10 dollars to see it again

Rating: 8/10 (12 February 2015)

To begin, I want to say that if I had the time to go to the movie theater and watch this again, I would certainly cough up the $10.50 and sit through this wonderful, emotional and action packed movie once more. First, Cooper's acting is spot-on. I was worried about his attempt at a southern accent at first but he proves a worthy champion of the Texas Drawl. Second, Eastwood's directing proves almost infallable once again. He captured the story so eloquently it had the girl I was with in tears (which granted may or may not be an easy feat). My only qualm was with the ending. I understand it was probably insensitive to actually show the man dying, but I still think the ending could have been done better.
I think the movie overall really showed Kyle's personality and gave us such a great insight into the minds of America's Finest. Thanks to all of you who serve.
Now, let us deal with the bitter disappointment that seems to be gripping many of you who thought a story from the point of view of a Navy SEAL was going to show the war in Iraq was a bad move. Look, we all know that the war in Iraq was a questionable excursion into foreign politics by the U.S. and we all know that a lot of people disagree with it. However, this says absolutely NOTHING as to the quality of a movie based on a man who served in the SEALs in Iraq. The movie was shot from the point of view of Kyle so of course it will convey the war in Iraq as a patriotic effort, since he believed in the cause. This is a movie based on a book he wrote. I don't know what you were expecting in terms of showing the questionable legality of the war in Iraq, as the previews and description of the movie did not offer this conclusion. Yeah we get it, you're angry about the war and you've watched a couple of Michael Moore documentaries but please don't insult a very well- made film because of your political ideologies.
In conclusion, I think you all can chill the hell out enjoy this movie if war movies are something you may normally enjoy. To those of you who can watch a movie about a Navy SEAL fighting in a war in Iraq without getting offended, you will enjoy this. For those of you who do get offended by this type of thing, go home, rent another Michael Moore movie and continue being miserable.