Pluskylang Great Film overall

TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Bea Swanson This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

Hayden Kane There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

med_1978 Having read the reviews here and the DVD cover, I rented it a few days ago and watched it last night.I expected more emotional depth than what was displayed here, the film is decently acted by the stars but the characters I found mostly unlikeable with the exception of Samantha Morton's. I found Woody Harrelson's character totally shallow and his idea of investing his job with no emotion whatsoever is ridiculous. If this is factual then the US Army needs to rethink its approach. Rather than sending these stone faced men to notify the families and let them know they will later by visited by another officer who will help them through it, they should send grief counselling officers instead. To notify families in such a detached and wooden fashion is in poor taste when they are grief stricken and need a more sympathetic approach.Also the fact that a Casualty notification officer would be thrown in with no training at all, and just given a short briefing for such an important role is also beyond belief. If he screws it up this will reflect very badly on the US Army ! I found the acting of Steve Buscemi in the initial scene where he is notified of his sons death totally over the top and contrived.The best scene in the entire movie by far is the wonderfully acted sequence in which Ben Foster tries to get it on with Samantha Morton and she tells him she can't, and proceeds to tell him how she felt about her husband when they first met and how her feelings towards him changed and how he was changed by the war etc. The developing relationship Between Ben Foster & Samantha Morton was really the only thing that kept me watching up until the end and I must admit I was relieved to see the final credit roll.If asked I would recommend it only if you have nothing better to do or watch, although this film was well acted it was definitely not worth the high praise many here have heaped on it.I would give it 6/10 at best.

SnoopyStyle US Army Staff Sergeant Will Montgomery (Ben Foster) is a hero severely injured in Iraq with only a few months left. He is reassigned as part of the Casualty Notification Team. He has an affair with his ex-girlfriend Kelly (Jena Malone) who is engaged with somebody else. He is teamed up with Captain Tony Stone (Woody Harrelson) who treats his work seriously. They go to inform Olivia Pitterson (Samantha Morton) but she seems unconcerned. She intrigues Will who starts getting involved in her and her kid's lives.These are interesting and compelling characters. The performances by Foster and Harrelson are terrific. There are some powerful moments especially some of the notifications. The main plot meanders a bit and feels a bit aimless. It's worthwhile to see the good performances.

Harry Suttle -Little to no plot. -Unbelievable, let alone irrelevant, love story.-Uses cheap tactics of getting an emotion out of you.-Overly depressing to the point that it starts to get ridiculous. -Unbelievably awkward dialogue (mainly in the romance portion of the movie).-Random camera shaking! I'm getting sick of seeing this in movies. It's not a fake documentary film or a found-footage horror movie so I see no reason.-Woody Harrelson, why did you agree to be in this movie?!!!This could be the worst viewing experience I've ever had! I saw it with one other and he was just as tempted to walk out of the cinema. We didn't, and we regret it to this day.This movie might mean more to me if I was an American, but I'm not and that's not an acceptable excuse. It was released here in Ireland and I'm reviewing it in Ireland.1 star Don't see this movie

Armand A film about truth. In every nuances. With any texture. A film about silence. survive. Expectation. Fear as fruit of every slice of courage. A film without definition. Basic ingredients and few looks. A handful of words. Shadows of wars and some Several meetings. Ben Foster is brilliant. Woody Harrelson - impressive in a role with pieces of other scores. But that are details. The taste of ash, the silence after end, the last images and the sound of piano are more than results of director art.A movie in which public is important part Not for emotions or impressions but for its role of theater play. Without applause. Only proof of ordinary events.