Emotionally inspiring but misses the mark

Rating: 5/10 (2 July 2015)

Unbroken is an inspiring biopic of Olympic runner Louis Zamperini whose wartime experience during WWII is a story worth telling. Technically the film was strong with solid cinematography and seamless use of CGI. The same is not true with the screenplay though. It fails to provide enough character depth and development so that we could completely feel their motivation. We get to see the different events in Zamperini's life but they felt discontinuous and the swapping between his childhood life didn't work well. Also it needed better and more season actors. I am not saying Jack O'Connell or Domhnall Gleeson were not good, but they lacked the impact. There were still many good things in the film, the starting aerial sequence was amazing, the survival at ocean was good but bit too dragged and same can said about the Japanese prison camp. That is the problem, the film simply drags on with its torture at the prison rather. The ending part of the story which is displayed in credits was much more interesting and deserved screen time. The soundtrack was elevating and camera work was great. Unbroken gave me mixed feelings, but I would suggest to watch it solely for unbroken Louis Zamperini. His story is truly inspirational. If you can take it, you can make it.
RATING: [2.5/5]