Disappointing

Rating: 3/10 (12 November 2016)

I was so disappointed with this film! After hearing all the Oscar carry on and stories of standing ovations etc I was so looking forward to seeing it. Firstly, the main character who plays Doss is so achingly awful in the beginning of the film that it is hard to watch. The scenes where he interacts with the woman who later becomes his wife are so cringe worthy I wanted to turn away. The action scenes in the film are pretty amazing but it just lies flat. The scene where Vince Vaughn is killing the Japanese while Garfield pulls him along on some type of material while rescuing him is just ridiculous and more suited to a teenage video game. Its an interesting story but the ending just leaves you with nothing. They spend a huge amount of time including his love interest in the story and then you never hear from her again. I also found it weird that they included the scene where he almost kills his brother at the beginning and then discounts this scene by saying he chose to never touch a weapon after he held a gun to his Father's head. I love war films but this was disappointing on all levels. Unbroken, fury etc. are just far better films. I really don't know what all the carry on is about. Its lazy and the ending is cop out. Meh!