Too much of everything

Awesome Movie

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

I would like to start off by saying how much the acting carried the movie. If I could rate this movie based on acting alone, I would give it 8.5/10. My problem lies within the story. Politics/propaganda aside, the story doesn't have much to go on and its about 2 hrs. I don't mean to sound insensitive, but I honestly don't get it. A nobody gets his legs blown off (yeah it sucks) but that somehow made him relevant? Relevant enough to be made into a movie? The story revolves around him and his relatives and gf. Oh and they got divorced last year so I suppose they could make a movie about that as well?? brb getting my limbs blown off in hopes of my normal life be made into a movie by some really talented actors.

Based on a true story, so it's hard to obtain a scenario with originality. I guess there are better movies to understand how to build a new life after being newly and severely handicapped.The move is just ok. But the same as those where patriotism is prominent and the U.S. need a hero.

Great Movie, story was well told casting was good. The director did a great job of telling the story?

I liked this movie a lot. Jake Gyllenhaal gives an inspired performance as Jeff Bauman, the young man who was waiting at the finish line when the Boston Marathon bombs went off. Jake gives a very emotional but not over the top performance as was needed in this film. He shows that Jeff Bauman was experiencing PTSD but without any counseling (or none portrayed in the film) pushed through it. From my point of view, the patriotism shown was horrific for him as he did not view himself as a patriot or hero. He was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. He did not "beat terrorists" but rather he'd seen one of the bombers and was able to assist in the effort to capture one of them. My husband and I served the U.S. government overseas and at home for more that 40 years and we don't believe we have to prove our patriotism to anyone. Our service proves it. So I just tune out the overdone patriotism part of this movie and figure it's Hollywood. The story itself is an inspiration to many by the mere fact that he overcame his adversity. This movie is worth a watch and I recommend it for viewers that simply enjoy a story well told and well acted.