Great date night film- Not so 'inspiring' (possible spoilers?)

Rating: 6/10 (25 December 2014)

Unbroken starts very promising, a bit cliché and Forrest Gump like, but also a great and new sort of feel. Louis is actually a likable character and his brother Pete even more so (one of the main reasons this movie was disappointing) When the bad times start to roll upon our protagonist flashbacks to childhood and his family and home start to happen, all which I thoroughly enjoyed. This is then abandoned once Louis is in the camp and settled in and then we endure a good last hour and a half of him simply being beaten and mistreated, yes of course this is the point of this film and yes it is a true story. It is also a movie and I feel like the abandoning the family and the brother Pete after them being the strong points in the beginning killed it for me. He was perceived as amazingly tough and strong willed, very small credits given to God when in reality it was the main thing that supposedly got the real Louis through. No flashbacks, no prayers, no anything just Louis being amazingly strong mentally and physically which came off too unrealistic to me. Great acting, very likable characters, not enough substance. This didn't live up to the hype for me but a good watch nonetheless for a random date night.