Way too harsh a critical beating

Rating: Null/10 (8 January 2015)

Color me shocked, but I found it an engrossing film. Not perfect, far from it, and the second half has a little more problems, but overall well-told with some good pacing. I think it's actually better than American Sniper. Jack O Connell is a true talent, hope to see him in the future. What amazed me most was the fact that apparently Zamperini chose to meet and make peace with his captors later on in his life... that's amazing to me. That's like 'real hero' stuff. But yeah, pretty good film. Wittrock was very effective in his limited screen time as well. Between this, The Normal Heart, and American Horror Story, I'm a real fan. Yeah, I recommend this, not deserved the unfair reactions.