Patriots Day (2016)

Release date: 2017-01-13
Country: Hong Kong|USA
Language: English|Chinese|Arabic
Director: Peter Berg
Production Co: Bluegrass Films, CBS Films, Closest to the Hole Productions
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Rating: 7.4/10
Length: 2h 13min

Storyline

On April 15, 2013 Boston, Massachusetts, Police Sgt, Tommy Saunders is pulling security duty on the annual Boston Marathon when the Tsarnaev brothers strike with their homemade bombs in an act of terrorism. In the resulting chaos as the wounded are cared for, Saunders and his comrades join forces with the FBI to get to the bottom of this attack. As the investigation continues, the Tsarnaev brothers realize that the authorities are close to identifying them and attempt to flee the city to continue their fanatical mayhem. To stop them, a police manhunt is performed that would have bloody confrontations and a massive dragnet shutting down the City of Boston to make sure there is no escape from the law.

Plot Keywords

police, terrorist, based on true story, hospital, terrorist attack, terrorism, boston massachusetts, fbi, manhunt, handcuffs, slow motion scene, street shootout, police shootout, gunfight, shootout, arrest, urban setting, no title at beginning, terrorist plot, electronic music score

Short Review

It's not suspenseful so much as commemorative and even, in paying tribute to the resilient spirit of Boston and all of those caught up in this attack, celebratory. It's a kind of civic tribute.