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Movie Reviews of Taking Chance
Movie Review: BEST PICTURE OF THE YEAR
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a haunting movie, etched in drama and realism. After viewing 30 minutes of the picture I felt the pain and loss of a young marine on the battlefield. You don't see the battle or carnage of war, but the effect on the human psyche through the eyes of Kevin Bacon. This is actor Kevin Bacon's finest hour and he has been in many fine roles to date. He finds a mission, that finds him, while viewing the casualty list of the second Iraq War. A Lt. Colonel, he volunteers to escort a young marine killed in battle and bring his remains home. You are on a journey through the heartland of America, where the military has meaning- to serve with honor and to honor the fallen.
I compare this picture a little bit to The Deer Hunter, Gardens of Stone, and Schindlers' List (the ending). Since I was a former Navy medic who also served in Desert Storm- the film tore at my soul.
The Academy should have nominated this picture, alas politics always plays a part in the process. This film should have received awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Screenplay. Thank you Kevin Bacon, for your splendid performance. Mission accomplished.
Movie Review: Taking Chance
Summary: 5 Stars
I have never taken the time to write a movie review and this may not qualify as a review, but I want to say that this is one of the best movies I have ever seen. I originally rented it because Kevin Bacon played the lead role and he is one of my favorite actors. I knew almost instantly that this was going to be something special; a very moving and enlightening film. I did not realize the ritualization that takes place when one of our fallen is prepared and brought home to the family; the care that is taken to ensure the person is respected on every phase of this last journey home. To see the honor that was bestowed on both of Lieutenant Colonel Michael Strobl, USMC (played by Bacon) and Lance Corporal Chance Phelps was so touching that it made my heart hurt. I cried through the entire movie and it moved me to see the effect it had on everyone whose life was touched along the way. Words cannot express how thankful I am for the men and women who risk their lives to protect us every day. May God bless each and every one of them, both the fallen and those still serving. This film is a tribute to them and their families. I highly recommend it to everyone.Movie Review: Buy it. Watch it every Memorial Day
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a quiet, somber film that is deeply powerful and moving. Five minutes into the film, tears filled my eyes and kept coming through the entire story. This is a finely crafted story that should be required viewing for every citizen and especially for those making the life and death decisions that put our sons and daughters in harms way. I haven't served in the armed forces, nor have my children. I know people who have served, but I don't know anyone who has made the ultimate sacrifice, so I was quite startled by my reaction to the film. How it so deeply moved me to see and feel the loss of this son from his family and friends. Truly, as someone interviewed in the DVD extras surmised, Chance's departure is a loss to all of us. I would put this film in a class that exemplifies the best kind of story telling... the kind of storytelling that makes us want to be better people. Please see this film.
Taking Chance
Taking Chance [Blu-ray]
Movie Review: a must see!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought a copy of this movie so that I could share it with friends. I am not a Kevin Bacon fan, so I was pleasently surprised at the quality of his acting in this flick. The movie is based on the Marine's treatment of it's dead, how each fallen soldier is to be treated with dignity and respect. A young Marine named Chance dies overseas, and Kevin Bacon's character volunteers to "escort" the body from Dover Air Force Base to Chance's home town for burial. The movie follows Chance's body across the United States back to the small town he grew up in.
During the journey, you meet many wonderful people who make you proud to be American. This movie shows America at its best, the respect shown Chance's remains and the kindness shown the man who chose to share his journey back to small town America will make you cry. One amazing facet of this movie is that it shows how dead solders are processed once returned to our country, something that the Bush administration hid away from the public.
This movie made me cry more than any movie I have ever seen, and it left me with such pride in my fellow Americans. A must see.
Movie Review: Can not give this enough stars
Summary: 5 Stars
Coming from a woman who has a long history of military in her family and my boyfriend is currently military and a police officer, this movie was beyond beautiful. I can not describe the emotions that we felt when we watched it. I cried through almost the whole movie. When I had watched it, I did not personally know anyone who had been killed in combat. After watching this, a very close person to me was killed in Iraq. I find the movie even more beautiful and touching due to the fact that I know what he went through when he came home. This movie was so perfectly done and with such class and taste. It is an absolute must see for everyone.
I must comment on the person who gave this 2 stars because it didn't have any "romantic temptation or protestors". Really? Yeah, I don't think so. The movie was about a real person, who really died for you. Sorry if he had no extra drama to bring to the table. Yes, it was made for tv but it was by no means made for entertainment purposes. If you need entertainment, you're an adult. Entertain yourself.
God bless our Sailors, Marines,Soldiers and Air Force.