Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Apr 04 '08
Pros: Strong acting, directing, writing, emotional view of what it's like to be a soldier now
Cons: That "policy" of stop loss is allowed to exist
Summary: It's a sad fact that nearly every movie about our misadventure in Iraq fails at the box office. It's as though people don't want to be reminded of the insanity that our young men and women are going through in that war that should never have been ... read more
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Jun 22 '08
Pros: the best performed movie I've seen this year
Cons: few
Summary: Kimberly Pierce follows up 1999’s “Boys Don’t Cry” with the story of yet another Brandon. This one is the story of an Army Staff sergeant from Texas who goes by the last name King (Ryan Philippe) who embarks on a road trip upon being stop-lossed ... read more
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Apr 27 '08
Pros: acting, writing, direction
Cons: manipulative
Summary: Stop-Loss is another entry in the recent crop of films involving the current war in Iraq and Afghanistan. This film depicts the atrocities of soldiers after the war and the loopholes of our country's military system. On the meantime, however, it also ... read more
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Apr 04 '08
Pros: raises awareness about important issues, eye candy
Cons: acting, script, pacing ... just generally disappointing
Summary: After seeing the trailer for Stop-Loss and reading a bit about it, I had very high hopes. I thought the film would make a powerful statement about the war in Iraq and the soldiers who are fighting in it and losing their lives or becoming horribly ... read more
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Apr 03 '08
Pros: strong themes of irony and emotion
Cons: not a fun or brilliant movie
Summary: I got to see not just one but TWO free movies thanks to several foiled attempts to see U2 in 3D at Imax (never did work out, unfortunately). One of the showings I saw instead was Stop Loss, a film I wouldn’t normally have gone to ... read more
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