Stop-Loss
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Movie Reviews of Stop-Loss
Movie Review: Our service members deserve so much better
Summary: 4 Stars
Ryan Phillippe, Abbie Cornish, Channing Tatum, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt star in this drama directed by Kimberly Pierce who directed Boys Don't Cry. In this drama, Phillippe plays Brandon King, a Texas soldier returning from combat duty in Iraq along with his best friend Steve Shriver (Channing Tatum). Brandon believes that he is wrapping up his military career when he gets an unpleasant surprise: he has been stop-lossed. Unfortunately, due to the shortage of service members, the government has decreed that his contract with them be extended, thus making his eligible to be sent back to the Middle East for another tour. Brandon is eager to fight this, even if it means going AWOL and risking a prison sentence to find a Washington official to help him.
I think this film is extremely underrated and should have garnered more attention, especially for Cornish and Phillippe. I think that sometimes the beefcake appeal of its stars, especially Tatum, sometimes threaten to overwhelm the message of the film but overall it's a wonderful effort by Pierce.
Movie Review: Not so accurate
Summary: 4 Stars
Having been a spouse of a military member on a stop loss, I KNOW what it means. Didn't matter to us because we are career military, but still know the ins and outs. What annoyed me was the terminology and title. This wasn't a stop loss. It was a presidential mandate. Two different animals. LOVE the movie, but knowing what it means to have friends that want to get out but their career field is stop lossed, its just different. I think they gave an inaccurate picture of what its really like. In MY life, if my husband was stop lossed because of presidential mandate, I would be PROUD because it meant that he could do his job SO well that he was chosen specifically to continue that job. that it was an asset to the military, not just there to fulfill a contract. Still love the movie though. Gave a more real perspective that the average civilian didn't know existed. That there were those that were REQUIRED to remain in service because they were needed so much. Duty over self.Movie Review: Stop-Loss
Summary: 4 Stars
Decorated Iraq war hero Sgt. Brandon King makes a celebrated return to his small Texas hometown following his tour of duty. He tries to resume the life he left behind. Then, against Brandon's will, the Army orders him back to duty in Iraq, which upends his world. The conflict tests everything he believes in: the bond of family, the loyalty of friendship, the limits of love and the value of honor. The acting was extraordinary from the three main soldiers, most notably Ryan Philippe who is so gritty and real in his performance that he seems like he actually is a marine. Channing Tatum gives a genuine performance, but Joseph Gordon-Levitt's is the most haunting of the trio as a soldier who fights his Post Traumatic Stress Disorder with excessive amounts of booze and slowly slips into a deep hole of despair. This is such emotionally powerful, deeply moving movie.
Movie Review: Stop-Loss...Violation of Contract
Summary: 4 Stars
An excellent attempt at trying to inform citizens of how our soldiers are used as fodder after being guaranteed of discharge after serving multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the length of service they contracted to serve. This movie shows how a GI returning home for discharge is lied to and ordered back to Iraq, under the Stop-Loss program. Just in case those reading this think it is unpatriotic of me not to agree with violating a serviceman's contracted voluntary enlistment, my background is one of having retired after 20 years in the Air Force, as a Fighter Pilot who flew two one year combat tours in Vietnam. Another example of a war we were lied to about, insofar as the reason we fought, and over 58,000 died fighting.Movie Review: Accurate Portrayal
Summary: 4 Stars
I am not going to say that this is a great movie. The premise is good, but the story drags on far too long. It is a very accurate portrayal of the government's disregard for soldiers' welfare and the fallout of an ill-conceived conflict. It is difficult to separate politics from a review due to the nature of the film. The film is not lacking because of what it portrays or the way it portrays it, it is lacking in the overall style of the filmmaker. I give it four stars because of the honest approach it takes to a difficult subject. Right or wrong, many young people are dying.