Great movie, bad story

Rating: 9/10 (29 January 2015)

Odd. It was an excellent movie, well produced, well directed, well acted. Excellent special effects.
However, I didn't like the story. I recently watched, for the second time, Apocalypse Now, and I felt the same way about that film.
I've also seen Zero Dark Thirty and Full Metal Jacket. I thought these, too, were excellent films but somehow I found them as better stories, much better films to watch. These two films I would watch again, but I wouldn't watch American Sniper or Apocalypse Now again. The only reason I watched Apocalypse Now the second time because such a long time had passed and I didn't remember it
It was a good film, but I wouldn't recommend it. I'm glad I don't have to participate in the Academy Awards selection process.