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STOP-LOSS

Director:

  Kimberly Peirce
  

Year Released:

  2008

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

3.5 out of 5

3.5 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Abbie Cornish
  Joseph Gordon-Levitt
  Timothy Olyphant
  Ryan Phillippe
  Channing Tatum
Movie Haiku:Act One: Tikrit. Superb! Act Two: Texas. Very Good! Act Three: Road Trip. Um, unfocused & meandering. We both wanted this heart-felt, well-intentioned film to be better, but still applaud Peirce''''s direction & all the acting. No matter what you think about Iraq, we should all realize that sacrifices have not been equally shared. We owe our troops both gratitude & consideration.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  Yes

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2008