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whiskia96Jan 27, 2015

A sick, repulsive piece of propaganda that not only ignores the moral quandaries associated with America's involvement in the Middle East, but portray's American soldiers as paragons of virtue and camaraderie, and their foes as savage dogs,A sick, repulsive piece of propaganda that not only ignores the moral quandaries associated with America's involvement in the Middle East, but portray's American soldiers as paragons of virtue and camaraderie, and their foes as savage dogs, with not a shade of grey in sight.… Expand

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leaveitJan 20, 2015

Decent acting, embarrassingly bad effects, forgettable score, cheesy script, and most importantly, subpar direction. A biography of a stereotypical US soldier (sailor in this case) doing and saying stereotypical US soldier things. ClintDecent acting, embarrassingly bad effects, forgettable score, cheesy script, and most importantly, subpar direction. A biography of a stereotypical US soldier (sailor in this case) doing and saying stereotypical US soldier things. Clint Eastwood submits his interpretation of a life story written by someone who actually fought hard in a war rather than skipping around in booty shorts at the pool while everyone else's feet got frostbitten and the result is predictable - six Oscar nominations and a painfully overrated movie. January has come.… Expand

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666santanballsJan 22, 2015

Eastwood’s movie begins by exploiting a historically inaccurate delusion and, then, sustains itself for two hours on the mission to protect US soldiers against the insurgency that arose in opposition to the US invasion and occupation based onEastwood’s movie begins by exploiting a historically inaccurate delusion and, then, sustains itself for two hours on the mission to protect US soldiers against the insurgency that arose in opposition to the US invasion and occupation based on the initial delusion.
It is amazing how easy it is to lead the 'Merican sheep by their nose. The media and the government have an easy job.… Expand

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xiaolinstyleJan 21, 2015

This is Eastwood's jingoistic pander to Republicans. Nothing more nothing less. It has little value beyond a propaganda piece and as an American I am throughly embarrassed to see it released. It should be shunned.

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royphishoohJan 17, 2015

Nothing new here. Same old American war film cliches. Bradley Cooper does his best with poor lines, a slow story and Eastwood's Republican attempted justification for an unjustifiable war. "The Green Berets" for the twenty-first century.

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kinoralphJan 21, 2015

This film have no point and serves no purpose. The action scenes are awesome but the main story is a drag. Its just a schizophrenic 's wet dream or maybe another delirium of greatness of mr. Eastwood?

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jayifertJan 17, 2015

This movie does no service to the men & women in uniform. Trying to combine entertainment to a war film while barely touching on real character development, I personally felt cheated. Add in "bullet time" effects and an obviously fake babyThis movie does no service to the men & women in uniform. Trying to combine entertainment to a war film while barely touching on real character development, I personally felt cheated. Add in "bullet time" effects and an obviously fake baby scene (seriously?), I wondered if this was the trolling of the year. War is not supposed to be amusing and that's what this movie tries to do.… Expand

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AkashVijayJan 18, 2015

Eastwood tackles the subject matter in quintessential "America Good, everyone else Bad" mindset. It's about time people start understanding the moral complexities that arise in these battles.

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high90Jan 8, 2015

I watched this in amazement, was he supposed to be a hero ? No a deranged maniac would be a more accurate assessment. If I have to have life's purpose is to die a hero cultural propaganda please at least make if mildly entertaining. TheI watched this in amazement, was he supposed to be a hero ? No a deranged maniac would be a more accurate assessment. If I have to have life's purpose is to die a hero cultural propaganda please at least make if mildly entertaining. The pregnant wife melodrama, the constant militaristic bull. They are evil less than human, savages so that allows us to kill them, whatever lets you sleep at night, literally. Utter reheated garbage.… Expand

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zNeverSleepingSep 24, 2020

"American Sniper" é um filme raso, presunçoso, que enaltece a imagem de um homem e, ao tentar desenvolvê-lo, acaba deixando claro quão unidimensional o patriota americano pode ser, aos olhos do roteirista alienado.

Clint Eastwood tenta, de"American Sniper" é um filme raso, presunçoso, que enaltece a imagem de um homem e, ao tentar desenvolvê-lo, acaba deixando claro quão unidimensional o patriota americano pode ser, aos olhos do roteirista alienado.

Clint Eastwood tenta, de todas as formas possíveis, pintar nossa percepção de quem Chris Kyle era. Com um patriotismo exacerbado, um senso de heroísmo que só existe na cabeça de patriotas cegos, uma visão distante da "lenda" que ele foi, uma abordagem do "bem e do mal" - como se isso justificasse alguma coisa; o filme torna-se artificial, e ao tentar aprofundar os traumas que o protagonista passou, tudo se torna deveras contraditório, pois os temas não são abordados de maneira imparcial ou distante. Fica extremamente claro que a direção quer nois vender uma imagem do protagonista, e ao tentar desenvolver qualquer coisa além desses conceitos, ela falha, tornando-o unidimensional.

Há demasiados diálogos expositivos, e eu sei que aqui o proposito era fazer um filme pra todos, mas a obra chegou a um ponto de chamar o publico de burro nos explicando tudo. O senso antagônico criado pelo Sniper adversário é cringe e não funciona, assim como a passagem de tempo existente no filme. Ele passou anos e anos no Iraque, mas a sensação é que ele tá lá há uma semana. O roteiro falha em tentar cobrir toda a vida do atirador de elite, pois nada tem seu tempo de tela desenvolvido, e as coisas acabam se tornando uma bagunça.

Ao invés de trazer uma leitura de personagem rica, aqui os produtores decidem trazer uma visão própria de quem foi o Chris Kyle, forçando conceitos a todo momento, falhando em desenvolvê-lo de maneira funcional, alienando os espectadores e enaltecendo uma imagem que os EUA insiste em passar pro mundo. Nota 0.

Audio: English, with portuguese subtitles - Q60T 50' TV Speakers [5.1]
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RenovatiaOct 12, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is not it guys. I'm sorry but I have to be very negative. I realize some can't stand any negativity, so I ask you to read this at your own discretion.

Let's begin with the movie. No spoilers. Just let me say it wasn't much better than the usual straight-to-TV movie. The budget was somewhat higher, but this is where the good stuff pretty much ends. Don't expect awesome sniper-stuff or anything like that. In fact, the little bit you saw was utter nonsense. I served myself and I can tell you, not even regular troops were like that; very unrealistic and unprofessional. You get to look through the scope, so let me tell you it's a made up nonsensical thing they came up with.

This movie is a drama first and foremost. It's about the inner person of Chris Kyle, his partner, his life. As mentioned before, none of it was done right, convincingly nor was I moved to care.

The movie is based on a book of a soldier who's known to 'shoot first, ask questions later'. This is what his comrades said. This makes the 200 kills suspicious from the get-go. Needless to say that his colleagues put this carefully in the media and anonymous. And needless to say that the main stream media didn't pursue this angle.

Chris Kyle is the same person who needed to ridicule Jesse Ventura in his book. He supposedly floored Ventura. Ventura sued the Kyle estate and won the case. What's interesting is that no SEAL witness could produce a consistent story even though they were there. This angered the Jury, as they explained in the media, and hence allowed Ventura to win the case.

They (the anti-Ventura SEALS) subsequently complained in the media that 'what happens inside should stay inside'. It supposedly is a unwritten SEAL code (cliché cliché). But none of them was consistent enough to mention that Kyle ignored that very same rule! In fact, he ridiculed an ex-colleague in a commercial and publicly available book. How is that for double standards? Even though Ventura won the case, he is practically out of job since then.

American Sniper is the same guy who bragged about shooting looters after Katrina. I'm sorry but bragging about it is not right.

I'm aware of the popularity of the SEALs around the globe. But because of their policy to be visible in the media (they made that choice few years ago), their ugly side shines through as well. Too often they communicate and behave like stereotypes who use too much anabolics.

Thank you and see you next time!… Expand

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GamestaUKMar 5, 2015

I expected a war movie, but this is, sadly, just a boring, dull millitainment production. Bradly Cooper is always good, and he did a decent job here, but the movie has just one positive note - It's still better than Twilight or Fifty Shades of Grey.

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mririshfoxFeb 23, 2015

A delusional movie made by a delusional old has-been, based on a twisted book written by a delusional sociopath. staring a fake baby. and an okay(?) Bradley cooper.
propaganda at best.
disgusting Razzie nominee at worst.

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VT1971Jan 27, 2015

The worst case of war propaganda since WW2,so full of lies that is almost unbearable to digest for any sane human being.It portraits notorious mass murderer and psychopath like some kind of national hero also trying to justify one of USThe worst case of war propaganda since WW2,so full of lies that is almost unbearable to digest for any sane human being.It portraits notorious mass murderer and psychopath like some kind of national hero also trying to justify one of US imperialistic wars like fighting against terrorism which is completely false.With this movie Clint Eastwood-once significant director which makes this whole affair even more sad- place himself in the company of likes Joseph Goebbels and Leni Riefenstahl.… Expand

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BenardenJan 28, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Found this latest " Kill For Peace" movie second rate.
Unlike " The Hurt Locker" or "Full Metal Jacket" or "Apocalypse Now"
there is very little drama, and no tension.
Second, the sound is so bad they should have used subtitles. And the plot ? A young , coming from a
simplistic, brutal background ,graduates from killing deer to to killing other people from far away. He likes it, and goes back for four tours of duty.
I couldn't connect with, identify or like the hero. Not quite a walk out
but close.

Would have been better off seeing " Paddington".… Expand

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RESISTANCEJan 23, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I gave this movie a low rating for Hollywood technical FAILS ! Just watched the 2 trailers for this movie. In the first 45 seconds I picked out 7 things wrong that a trained sniper , or an Expert Navy SEAL Sniper would never,ever do. 1. Not have his scope covered sometimes in the movie, 2. Not having his mat in front of his weapon to prevent air from the shot disturbing the dust in front of him and revealing his position, 3. Not covering his G-shock watch to prevent sun reflections, 4. Not covering his compass on his shoulder to prevent sun reflections, 5. his spotter/soldier next to him wearing highly reflective goggles, 6. not covering his ammo to prevent sun reflections, 7. A sniper would most definitely not being clearing rooms and teaching regular troops how to do it.

I've read several accounts of how things in Chris's book have been changed to be very different than the movie. Not sure why Clint did not keep it accurate to the books as the accuracy of facts would not have detracted from the movie. Other specs ops in the SEAL family have also made similar comments.

This is not Saving Private Ryan where there, the battle scenes were extremly realistic and quite accurate to the real D-Day event, most of the inconsistencies lie within the names of people in the movie as well as names of battles and cities. Not in the actual portrayal of the soldiers and the events on D-Day.

Chris was definitely a hero with skills, no doubt or argument there. He was no better and no worse than the other thousands of troops that lay their life on the line everyday or the ones who have fought and died for this country in any war. Everyone who enlists in the military is a hero.… Expand

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koquitoJan 24, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As everyone knows, Clint Eastwood’s AMERICAN SNIPER (2015) is, as of this writing (January 24, 2015), a surprise smash hit in the United States. Various postulates as to its success have been formulated: its belated offering of Iraq War cartharsis or even justification; its tight filtering of historical events through a single, largely sympathetic protagonist (memorably played by Bradley Cooper); or simply a highly effective publicity campaign. My own suspicion is that the film is fundamentally about war-themed video games – or rather, is a successful attempt to capitalize on those games’ colossal popularity.
That the film’s iconography, sensibility and rhythm are at one with such games is too obvious to require comment: even I’ve played enough to know that. But I think that part of what the film does is convince its audience that playing those games is actually a form of civic participation, requiring concentration, commitment and self-sacrifice.
Clint lets the cat out of the bag near the end of the film, when Chris Kyle’s kids are playing some game or other (“Level 4, daddy!”), but I think it’s best to read the atavistic scenes of “hunting” in the film as figures for the perceptual (and political) pedagogy offered by war-video games. In other words, what the film does is construct one of those good ol’ four-level allegories familiar from medieval times, enabling the private wargames-player (the “moral” level) to insert him/herself into the “legend” of Chris Kyle (the “typological” level), and thereby connect to the larger destiny of the imperial nation as such (the “anagogical” level). The “literal” level, the history of the Iraq conflict, serves as nothing more than material for these figurations, to be arranged and rearranged like the body parts in the torture chamber.
The point of doing this, of course, is to siphon off some of the enormous libidinal/capital investment in such games - the film is doing huge business! - by providing a gratifying political emplotment of that investment (as a form of civic commitment). After all, you can even jeopardize your precious family life if you spend too much time trying to defeat the (computerized or “savage”) enemy: yet despite these existential risks, the vindication will come, draped in the flag, somewhere down the road….… Expand

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JBBuFeb 17, 2015

What a deftly made propaganda film! Not Leni Riefenstahl, but a 2015 update version by the died in the wool right winger, Clint Eastwood. Like that propaganda film that justifies illegal torture, “Zero Dark Thirty”, it is excellentWhat a deftly made propaganda film! Not Leni Riefenstahl, but a 2015 update version by the died in the wool right winger, Clint Eastwood. Like that propaganda film that justifies illegal torture, “Zero Dark Thirty”, it is excellent filmmaking. It is superbly paced and the photography is top notch. The soundtrack is riveting. The acting is excellent. And we sympathize with the protagonist who is a folksy hero. The bad guys are indeed bad. These “savages” (as “we’ call them time and again) drill holes in children’s’ heads for their parents betrayals and brutally attack our hero and his buddies. There are moments of decent that almost redeem it such as Kyle’s Brother’s shell-shocked rant on the war. However there is no mention of the 600,000 plus war related deaths (according to the Lancet) or that the drilling torturer was in fact modelled on a Sunni ally, or the US torture at Abu Ghraib, nor of course is there any mention of the innocents killed by snipers (as revealed by Wikileaks). We hear nothing of Fallujah’s American atrocities against real people with real families. We hear nothing of being led into this war under at misinformation and often outright lies (such as the Niger uranium, the chemical sites shown at the UN by Powell or the Al Qaeda training in Iraq… of none which is known to have existed.)… Expand

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MelancholicAlcApr 10, 2015

Probably the worst movie of the last 10 years, it cements Eastwoods status as a senile Talker-to-Empty-Chairs, a sad end to a pretty good career! If he off sets this one with a movie from the PoV of the Iraqis, I'll reconsider.
The mostProbably the worst movie of the last 10 years, it cements Eastwoods status as a senile Talker-to-Empty-Chairs, a sad end to a pretty good career! If he off sets this one with a movie from the PoV of the Iraqis, I'll reconsider.
The most hilarious part about this movie is that ALL of mr. Killers kills are so totally justified! Sure, he kills a ten year old and his mom, but hey, they were trying to kill AMEh'cans, the self-declared elitists of the world
That's .... like. BLASPHEMY, yo!

This piece of crap only serves as an American chest thumping device. Yes, indeed the main message of the movie is: Americans good, brown people baaaaaaaaaaaaad. American exceptionalism indeed.
sub message: the murderous SoB promises us to feel really bad about ambushing 150 "enemies"
Sure dude, if America was invaded, Americans would NOT do what the Iraqis did?
Hell, Americans already PRETEND the country is invaded!!

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TubeyApr 10, 2015

Eastwood's worst directed movie ever, and Bradley Cooper is so bad in this that he has redefined what the word "acting" means in a bad way.

It's just a ludicrously plotted, terribly paced borefest of a movie that probably looked better onEastwood's worst directed movie ever, and Bradley Cooper is so bad in this that he has redefined what the word "acting" means in a bad way.

It's just a ludicrously plotted, terribly paced borefest of a movie that probably looked better on the drawing board than it did in execution. It is also blatant propaganda for the USA - this wouldn't have looked out of place in Nazi Germany or North Korea, yet bizarrely it doesn't even do that right as the whole think makes the protagonist look like a complete maniac. Perhaps that's what Eastwood was going for - the maniac who was green lighted due to patriotic fervor or something - but the movie doesn't communicate that point well at all. Everything is so ambiguous,

Anyway, you're not missing anything by not watching this. Watch The Hurt Locker again if you want something like this, but done competently.… Expand

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boeserschnapsApr 1, 2015

Normally I really like Eastwood's films and normally I really like war movies, but this one is really stupid. Sadly you get the feeling the sole purpose is propaganda for the US war machine. There is no real dealing with the problems KyleNormally I really like Eastwood's films and normally I really like war movies, but this one is really stupid. Sadly you get the feeling the sole purpose is propaganda for the US war machine. There is no real dealing with the problems Kyle encounters back home.… Expand

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mbstoneFeb 14, 2015

It's not enough merely to observe that this is a right-wing propaganda movie. It's also a bad movie. It IS possible to make propaganda movies that work as movies even for viewers who don't agree with the viewpoint. Case in point: The originalIt's not enough merely to observe that this is a right-wing propaganda movie. It's also a bad movie. It IS possible to make propaganda movies that work as movies even for viewers who don't agree with the viewpoint. Case in point: The original "Red Dawn." The makers of Red Dawn really did believe that America was vulnerable to being invaded and conquered by Soviet Russia. Even though the premise of Red Dawn was and is laughable, the Wolverines were people you could root for and the movie worked.

As to American Sniper, for me the picture was one-dimensional, the plot simple and wholly predictable.… Expand

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veilexJan 23, 2015

There were a few moments that were spectacular, but those moments couldn't save the rest of the movie. The undercurrent of glorifying war also left a pretty bad after taste. A movie should never be used as a propaganda tool, and even if itThere were a few moments that were spectacular, but those moments couldn't save the rest of the movie. The undercurrent of glorifying war also left a pretty bad after taste. A movie should never be used as a propaganda tool, and even if it wasn't done with that in mind, this movie definitely comes across that way. If you simply must watch this movie, I'd recommend watching Blackhawk down instead… Expand

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luacheia99Jan 25, 2015

American Sniper is a standard "meh" movie with an over hyped buzz because its director, cast and subject, as its main target audience is like "I love me a gun" and the over ego feeling of "I love me a supposedly American hero who kills themAmerican Sniper is a standard "meh" movie with an over hyped buzz because its director, cast and subject, as its main target audience is like "I love me a gun" and the over ego feeling of "I love me a supposedly American hero who kills them all".
"American Sniper" valorizes, guns, father teaching a son to use the gun and kill, muslim's xenophobia and arrogance not Altruism as heroism.
In a time where children are killing children in schools; in name of God terrorists are killing innocents around the world and a huge part of the humanity is being named terrorist just because its religion and the religious xenophobia around the world is gaining more space in society and it is so wrong.. This movie timing is awful.
Art for the masses has not to be historically accurate but "American Sniper" is so lame & socially irresponsible, domestically & worldwide for all reasons above.
Sorry.... But in my POV. You can't say that the art from a genius filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl, who did institutional movies for the German nazista govern, was historical wrong and the meh movie from Clint Eastwood is not. Guarded the proportion, it is the same...
Art is art, but the industry has to have the responsibility of the time that a piece of art is out there. World is in the middle of a social mess (the last months and weeks have dozens of examples) and this movie just brings a bad image for Americans around the world. The American people doesn't deserves it. They are suffering with it.… Expand

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tigerskin84Jan 24, 2015

War propaganda, yankees are heroes the others are terrorists and bad ugly people, good performance of bradley cooper and nothing more ... it reminded me the hurt locker that was also a really bad movie, Clint eastwood had done a lot betterWar propaganda, yankees are heroes the others are terrorists and bad ugly people, good performance of bradley cooper and nothing more ... it reminded me the hurt locker that was also a really bad movie, Clint eastwood had done a lot better than this with letters of iwo jima… Expand

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hotfromcauldronJan 21, 2015

A bible thumping father breeds his son's killer instinct. The United States government turns him into an invincible war machine. We thank our Armed forces for sacrificing their souls for our safety.
For no matter the extent of their physicalA bible thumping father breeds his son's killer instinct. The United States government turns him into an invincible war machine. We thank our Armed forces for sacrificing their souls for our safety.
For no matter the extent of their physical damages, a tour of duty leaves emotional scars that run deep - so beautifully captured in Coming Home and Born on the Fourth of July. Cooper's Chris Kyle is the only character fleshed out- so American Sniper misses the target by focusing on his personal battle and home life ; instead of the juxtaposition between him and his arch enemy "the butcher". Homeland builds more tension in one 40 minute episode. And as in the Imitation Game, Mr. Eastwood leaves the most powerful scene to our imagination by putting it in words in the final credits-- so before we can digest the ramifications- the house lights are up. I call this a cheap shot… Expand

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Sebe2012Jan 18, 2015

A cold, emotionless , one sided movie that have been seen many times. In fact the other movies are better.what could haven been really brave is to show parallel lives of both the Iraqie sniper and the American sniper . But instead , EastwoodA cold, emotionless , one sided movie that have been seen many times. In fact the other movies are better.what could haven been really brave is to show parallel lives of both the Iraqie sniper and the American sniper . But instead , Eastwood choses the easy and make a film about a hero. Big yawn.… Expand

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GamerMxApr 2, 2015

This movie never should go outside of USA, is a nonsense for the rest of the countries, the arguments, the actions, the characters, bahhh is so silly.

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Pelen23Jan 19, 2015

Yet another offensive and embarrassing film from Hollywood . If people think it is a character study , it is a total failure . No characters flesh up apart from Chris Kyle and a pointless sienna miller keeps saying " you must be a human againYet another offensive and embarrassing film from Hollywood . If people think it is a character study , it is a total failure . No characters flesh up apart from Chris Kyle and a pointless sienna miller keeps saying " you must be a human again " .oh ! and that fake baby . And this film has been nominated for best oscar? You gotta be kidding .… Expand

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heloheJan 20, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Stupid movie for stupid people. The end was good though. People who are saying that this is a NAZI-propaganda movie for the republicans are not wrong.

How can someone who killed 200+ people be called a legend? Sociopath, if he was not before, certainly he became one.

How Eastwood who calls himself libertarian and who on numerous occasions took a stance against war and against guns, could make such a movie is unexplainable.

I am happy I did not pay anything for seeing it. Would be a waste of money.… Expand

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DavidWardenJan 22, 2015

Crappy, horrible, right wing, hunting and war advocate movie. 0/10 would never ever watch again .

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8bitRussianApr 19, 2015

It's just like dumb call of duty but in the movie. thousands of dead arabs and the only one nobly died american. americans save the world once again from some made up enemy themselves

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raybiesJan 15, 2015

Worse movie Clint has ever had anything to do with... it was just plain boring, the character was an emotionless invader thinking he was some how doing the right thing.
At one point I thought it was going to turn into a Enemy at the Gates,Worse movie Clint has ever had anything to do with... it was just plain boring, the character was an emotionless invader thinking he was some how doing the right thing.
At one point I thought it was going to turn into a Enemy at the Gates, but then just fell flat on his nemesis in Iraq.
True story or not, it just isn't worth telling.… Expand

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NazguleroMay 4, 2015

This movie is really bad. Bad acting, scenes that are just beyond ridiculous, nothing really makes sense. The script could have been written by a 12 year old: cool one liners delivered by self righteous soldiers. Bradley Cooper deliversThis movie is really bad. Bad acting, scenes that are just beyond ridiculous, nothing really makes sense. The script could have been written by a 12 year old: cool one liners delivered by self righteous soldiers. Bradley Cooper delivers something in between a comedy and a drama, but it is none of either.… Expand

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EdgarReviewsJun 27, 2015

Diabolically lifeless. Unforgivingly misinformative. Brimming with uninteresting characters caught up in a script as stilted as some of the ex-marines. Yet the flick's biggest downfall is its lack of any emotional, and more importantly,Diabolically lifeless. Unforgivingly misinformative. Brimming with uninteresting characters caught up in a script as stilted as some of the ex-marines. Yet the flick's biggest downfall is its lack of any emotional, and more importantly, political heft; this American Sniper misses the target by quite some distance.… Expand

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streupwafelDec 26, 2017

I was hoping this film would focus on the morally doubtful decisions made in warfare, and the way soldiers cope with this stress post-war. Why? Because all the posters have a feeling of satire: big murican flags, big guns, brave soldiers.I was hoping this film would focus on the morally doubtful decisions made in warfare, and the way soldiers cope with this stress post-war. Why? Because all the posters have a feeling of satire: big murican flags, big guns, brave soldiers. Unfortunately for me, that wasn't exactly satire and the whole film is full of American propaganda: Murica good, Iraqees evil. Shame on you, Eastwood.… Expand

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DeeperlookMay 14, 2021

Base on a true story were a sociopath becomes a sniper and some how everyone loves him for it, then later throws Jesse Ventura under the bus for his personal gain.

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NickTheCritickApr 12, 2022

Film really full of patriotism, sentimentality and Americanism. One of Eastwood's worst films along with Million Dollar Baby and Flags of our father.

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