The film as a whole is well-made gritty, washed out visuals and thunderous sound effects and scoring making the battle sequences gripping to watch. Meanwhile, his personal life falls apart as the war consumes him even when he’s back home with his family.Īfter getting through a slow, backstory-heavy start that explains why Kyle joined the military, American Sniper mixes suspenseful action scenes and personal drama to considerable effect. After becoming a renowned sniper, he becomes obsessed with a deadly insurgent sniper named Mustafa, who proves difficult to catch. It’s a far more interesting story than it might sound like on the surface.Īfter 9/11, an aimless rodeo cowboy named Chris Kyle is inspired to join the military and ends up serving as a sniper in the Navy Seals. Directed by the not-entirely-consistent yet talented Clint Eastwood, American Sniper is the semi-autobiographical story of Navy Seal sniper Chris Kyle, a legendary, yet controversial man who is credited with the most kills of any sniper in U.S. After the per-usual dismal start to the year for films, things are starting to look up with the wide release of American Sniper.
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