American Sniper (2014)

Release date: 2015-01-16
Country: USA
Language: English|Arabic
Director: Clint Eastwood
Production Co: Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures, RatPac-Dune Entertainment
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, War
Rating: 7.3/10
Length: 2h 13min

Storyline

Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper) was nothing more than a Texas man who dreamt of becoming a cowboy, but in his thirties he found out that maybe his life needed something different, something where he could express his real talent, something that could help America in its fight against terrorism. So he joined the S.E.A.L.s in order to become a sniper. After marrying Taya (Sienna Miller), Kyle and the other members of the team are called for their first tour of Iraq. Kyle's struggle isn't with his missions, but about his relationship with the reality of the war and, once returned at home, how he manages to handle it with his urban life, his wife, and kids.

Plot Keywords

assassin, sniper, american soldier, iraq, iraq war, violence, mercenary, sniper rifle, husband wife relationship, death of child, gay slur, war hero, based on true story, shot to death, infidelity, killing, exploitation, racial slur, brutality, death

Short Review

American Sniper has a perspective that's recognizable from the classic Westerns Eastwood has long been associated with, both as an actor and a director. It's an existential critique of violent machismo that doubles as a celebration of violence.