Makes You Proud to be an American

Rating: 7/10 (25 December 2014)

I saw "Unbroken", starring Jack O'Connell-300:Rise of an Empire, Skins_tv; Takamasa Ishihara-a music composer in his first movie; Domhnall Gleeson-About Time, Dredd and Jai Courtney-A Good Day to Die Hard, Jack Reacher.
This is based on a true story about an Olympic athlete named Louis Zamperini, who was captured by the Japanese, during WW2. It's directed by Angelina Jolie. Jack plays Louis, a young boy that was headed for trouble until he got interested in running track, and discovered that he was pretty good at it. He went on to compete in the Olympics and then joined the military, where he became a bombardier during WW2. Domhnall plays the pilot and Jai plays the co-pilot on his plane. After crashing in the Pacific ocean, they survive for 45 days before they are captured by the Japanese and taken to a P.O.W. camp. Takamasa is the leader of the camp and runs it with a tight bamboo cane-he likes to use it on unruly prisoners that dare to look him in the eye-guess what Jack does? He tries everything to break Jack, and his bravery and endurance are tested to the limits. It's an inspiring story and it has great acting from all the actors. It makes you proud and thankful to all the servicemen and women in our armed forces. FYI: As the end credits start, you learn what Louis did after the war and that he died this past year- 2014. It's rated "PG-13" for violence, brutality and language and has a running time of 2 hours & 17 minutes. I would buy this on DVD.