Karry
Best movie of this year hands down!
UnowPriceless
hyped garbage
Marva
It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,
caeciliemoebius
A very moving film about hope, beautifully played by Jake Gyllenhaal.
justin-fencsak
Nearly 5 years ago this year, tragedy struck a major sporting event. Then came two major books covering what happened which inspired two big movies released within a year of each other. One, "Patriots Day", was from the same director who did a movie about the BP disaster, and the other, "Stronger", was directed by an art house director. While "Patriots Day" is dark and grim, "Stronger" focuses on the lighter side of the event showing more of the relationsship between Jeff Bauman (played by Jake Gylenhall) and his girlfriend Erin (played by Tatiana Maslany of "Orphan Black" fame), who is running in the Marathon when her boyfriend notices a strange man who would become the terrorist that stopped the Marathon and cut his legs, forcing him to recover in a wheelchair and telling what happened to the FBI. While they find the terrorist, Jeff falls in love with Erin, forcing her to become pregnant while she lives apart from Jeff after Jeff attends a Boston Bruins playoff game as the flag bearer. In the end, after Jeff throws the first pitch at the first Red Sox home game since the attack, he marries the girl before his wife gives birth to their son a year after the Red Sox win the world series. After renting this movie, I thought this movie was a bit slow in spots yet the acting was well done and the soundtrack pretty good.
kz917-1
Stronger tells the story of Jeff Bauman survival and recovery from being a victim of the Boston Marathon bombings.This film does not shy away from the gritty reality of what Jeff faced. It courageous shows his family and experiences - warts and all.The gentleman in the cowboy hat that helped him has a conversation regarding PTSD that I am sure resonated with many movie goers.Perseverance & American Spirit at its best.Fantastic movie - worth a view.
ccorral419
Director David Gordon Green ("Vice Principals") released this film in mid-2017 to little fan faire. Based on Boston Marathon survive Jeff Bauman's book "Stronger," the screenplay is excellantly written by John Pollono ("This is Us"), who takes viewers back to the Boston Bombing period and into the life of an average guy Jeff Bauman (played with heart and realism by Jake Gyllenhaal), who following the incident finds himself and his family reluctantly front and center to an American tragedy, and one of the main figures associated with the "Boston Strong" symbol. Director Gordon Green and writer Pollono know how to tell a heart wrenching story, by enabling the characters to bring naturalism to their performances and graciously digging into the untold story of Bauman's family. Gyllenhaal's outstanding performance here is anchored by his on screen girlfriend Erin (equally portrayed with honesty by Canadian actress Tatian Maslany - "Orphan Back") and their Boston families (featuring terrific performances by Miranda Richardson, Lenny Clarke and Clancy Brown and up and coming character actors Richard Lane, Jr., Nate Richman, Patty O'Neil - to name a few). Shot on location, and in association with Boston, many individuals who actually participated in the recovery of the victims are featured here in the film, bring yet additional realism to the production. This film will probably not make it back to the big screen, however, finding it in other formats is highly recommended. This film was screened at the Palm Springs International Film Festival #PSIFF2018
