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Fort Bliss

2014

Claudia Myers

Michelle Monaghan, Ron Livingston, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Pablo Schreiber ...

5.4

372

War. Drama Decorated U.S. Army medic and single mother Maggie Swann (Michelle Monaghan) returns home from an extended tour of duty in Afghanistan to discover the bond with her five-year-old son has been broken. As she struggles to reclaim his affection, life after deployment is made more difficult by her persistent memories of Afghanistan. When news of another deployment threatens the fragile balance she has achieved, she must find a way to ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Jordan Mintzer The Hollywood Reporter	"A worthy minor addition to a canon of homefront films ranging from The Best Years of Our Lives to Coming Home to the recent The Hurt Locker and The Messenger"
		Justin Chang Variety	"'Fort Bliss' is a flawed little gem of a movie, but Monaghan’s flawless performance is its own quiet call to arms"
		Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"Myers too often tells rather than shows, and she doesn't have the cinematic skill set to transform her idea into a fully satisfying movie, especially at this low-budget level"

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