Unbroken

Rating: 7/10 (17 December 2014)

The much-ballyhooed release of Jolie's American directorial debut is a competent film based on the life of a man who was an Olympic athlete in 1936. He was a troubled youth who was coached by his older brother to compete in long-distance running. He was a part of the American Olympic team which competed in Germany in 1936. Later, he was part of a bomber squadron in World War II when his plane was lost at sea. Near death, he was spared that death by being captured by the Japanese. He was a prisoner of war until the Japanese surrendered.
These events are told well. The film is beautiful to see and interesting viewing.