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Editorial Review:
The fact that Home of the Brave is about soldiers coming home from a war that isn't even over is just one of the things that's off in this film; director Irwin Winkler and screenwriter Mark Friedman's 2006 tale of the problems faced by the men and women returning from Iraq is also hampered by thoroughly predictable storytelling, sub-par acting, and sometimes painfully on-the-nose dialogue, reducing what could have been a provocative and challenging effort into so much TV movie fodder. When Army medic Will Marsh (Samuel L. Jackson, who does his best to rise above the level of the material) and soldiers Vanessa Price (Jessica Biel) and Tommy Yates (Brian Presley) return to Spokane, Washington, major readjustment problems loom, mostly due to a chaotic ambush in a small Iraqi town (occurring less than two weeks before they were to be sent home, the incident is so unsurprising that anyone could have seen it coming). Will and his angry teenage son wage their own war, while Dad takes to the bottle; Vanessa's learning to cope with a prosthetic hand, while Tommy's grieving over the best buddy who died in the ambush and the loss of his job, girlfriend, and self-respect. Those matters and the clichéd, unconvincing way in which they're handled, along with the film's refusal to take a strong stand either for or against the war, obscure the potentially much more interesting issues. Are these soldiers patriots, or merely pawns? Were they doing their righteous duty by serving in this conflict, or were they victims sent off to suffer and perhaps die by a bunch of men in suits who never saw a minute of combat themselves? Other home-from-war films, from 1946's The Best Years of Our Lives to 1978's Coming Home to 1989's Born on the Fourth of July, have dealt with these and other issues a good deal more effectively than the earnest and well-intentioned but not very compelling Home of the Brave. --Sam Graham

Home of the Brave Reviews:
Never Quite Flies
2009-08-08 - The cover art is illusory - Home of the Brave looks like a war-in-the-desert film, but it is in fact about soldiers coming home and dealing with post traumatic stress disorder. Despite the strong cast, the film never really gels, and for such a potent subject, somehow the film falls short. Maybe it's because we're used to watching hyperkinetic action films like Blackhawk Down or The Kingdom, that Home of the Brave looks a little tame next to that. Irwin Winkler's direction and the maudlin soundtrack makes the film somewhat old fashioned - and as the film goes on, the subject matter seems to limp on and feels more like a TV movie. There isn't much else to say but don't get this if you are expecting an action film. It's not intense enough as a drama either. There isn't a shortage of Iraq war films out there so keep looking.

PS - It's admirable to have a movie to showcase PTSD, but perhaps a documentary would serve that subject better.

soliders
2009-08-05 - good movie for soliders and what really happens when u are cast in gunfire.. excellent DVD

Was it all on purpose?
2009-05-18 - I am a Field Artillery officer in the US Army. It's funny to watch films about the military and notice things that are wrong with the uniforms, weapons, radio chatter, etc; but it's usually small infractions and doesn't ruin the movie. I am fairly positive that the director went out of their way to make the most horribly incorrect film about the military, let alone Iraq, I have ever seen. Obviously having correct uniforms and whatnot is not necessary for the average audience, but it was more than just that, everything was just so wrong it caused me to laugh out loudly a few times. The plot was also as cliche and stereotypical as one could imagine. I'm actually getting mad writing this, just don't see it, it's possibly the worst movie ever made and I sort of want to point at the director and just laugh.

Home of the Brave
2009-05-13 - This was a well made movie that hits home with everyone that has someone over there in the military...

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