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American Sniper

2014

Clint Eastwood

Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Luke Grimes, Jake McDorman ...

6.4

48,092

War. Drama Bradley Cooper as Chris Kyle, the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history. But there was much more to him than his skill as a sharpshooter. U.S. Navy SEAL Kyle is sent to Iraq with only one mission: to protect his brothers-in-arms. His pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and, as stories of his courageous exploits spread, he earns the nickname "Legend." However, his reputation is also growing behind enemy ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"Cooper muscles up to carry Clint Eastwood's rugged look at an Iraq War legend. (...) Eastwood's second film of 2014 is his best in a number of years"
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Eastwood (...) fuses the explosive and the sorrowful as only he can. That's why his film takes a piece out of you. (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of four)"
		Justin Chang Variety	"A superb performance by Bradley Cooper anchors Clint Eastwood's harrowing and thoughtful dramatization of the life of Navy SEAL Chris Kyle."
		A. O. Scott The New York Times	"Less a war movie than a western (...) it is blunt and effective, though also troubling."
		Tim Grierson Screendaily	"Led by an assured, subtle performance from Bradley Cooper, this look at the life of decorated Navy SEAL Chris Kyle is suitably affecting and riveting"
		Inkoo Kang The Wrap	"An uncomplicated portrait of a man denied complexity and depth (...) What makes 'American Sniper' such a deeply unsatisfying film is that Eastwood recuses himself by and large from delivering a judgment"
		Michael Nordine IndieWire	"At 84, the director has made another provocative drama about the moral challenges of modern warfare. (...) deceptively straightforward take on the life of decorated marksman Chris Kyle"
		David Denby The New Yorker	"Both a devastating war movie and a devastating antiwar movie (...) The movie has the troubled ambivalence about violence that has shown up repeatedly in Eastwood’s work"

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