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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: STOP-LOSS (DVD MOVIE)
EAN: 0097363476542
Format: Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Paramount / MTV
Manufacturer: Paramount / MTV
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount / MTV
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 08, 2008
Running Time: 111 minutes
Sales Rank: 2608
Studio: Paramount / MTV
Theatrical Release Date: March 29, 2008
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Decorated Iraq war hero Sgt. Brandon King (Ryan Phillippe) makes a celebrated return to his small Texas hometown following his tour of duty. He tries to resume the life he left behind with the help and support of his family and his best friend Steve Shriver (Channing Tatum) who served with him in Iraq. Along with their other war buddies Brandon and Steve try to make peace with civilian life. Then against Brandon s will the Army orders him back to duty in Iraq which upends his world. The conflict tests everything he believes in: the bond of family the loyalty of friendship the limits of love and the value of honor.System Requirements:Running Time: 111 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA/MILITARY & WAR Rating: R UPC: 097363476542 Manufacturer No: 347654
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Kimberly Peirce's long-hatching follow-up to Boys Don't Cry is another issue-driven look at its era: Stop-Loss hinges on U.S. military policy allowing Iraq War soldiers to be returned to combat even after their official hitches are up. In this case, a band of brothers return to home turf in Brazos, Texas, only to discover that team leader Brandon King (Ryan Phillippe) has gotten a Stop-Loss order to head back to the Middle East. After some flavorful sketches of small-town Texas life and the awkwardness of re-adjustment, the movie somewhat clumsily hits the road, where there's more wheel-spinning than deep insight. Peirce and co. seem to want to hit all the Iraq War bases, which may be one reason the film lacks a strong focus. Supporting soldiers Channing Tatum and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are rather more interesting than Phillippe's brooding hero, and Abbie Cornish is stuck in a thankless town-between-two-lovers storyline. It's sincere as all get-out, but Stop-Loss feels like a project that began with an issue and a cause, rather than compelling characters. --Robert Horton
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Rating:  - Stop Loss by Brandon
This movie was o.k. I thought it would be better than it was. The story was good and so were the actors, but it had too many cliches and the movie was too drawn out. Average.
Rating: - Soldier Rebels Against "Back Door Draft"
"Stop-Loss," the second feature film directed by Kimberly Peirce, focuses on a group of army buddies. We see them in a fire fight in Tikrit, Iraq that leaves several in their squad either dead or severely injured.
Their leader, Sgt. Brandon King (Ryan Phillippe), is thrilled to complete his tour of duty and return to his Texas hometown. There, he is greeted as a hero, decorated with the Bronze Star and Purple Heart, and told by his senator to look him up in Washington if he needs anything. Civilian life is looking good to Brandon when he is unexpectedly ordered back to Iraq, or stop-lossed.
Outraged at the army's failure to fulfill its part of his contract, Brandon decides to fight the order. Instead of going back to base, he goes to Washington to seek the help of the senator. But because he is AWOL, the senator will not see him. He has become a fugitive, with both military and local police looking for him.
This is the first film about Iraq to really engage the viewer. "Rendition," "Redacted," and "Lions for Lambs" were more preachy than entertaining, and never attracted large audiences. "Stop-Loss" is a far more personal look at the human dimension of one policy, rather than an outright condemnation of the war,
Brandon and his pals Steve (Channing Tatum), Tommy (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), and Rico (Victor Rasuk) are good soldiers. They do their duty, facing danger at every turn without complaint. In fact, Steve objects when he learns that Brandon is going ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent Movie!
A great movie to see if you want a fun understanding of what this terrible war is doing to the troupes. Gut-wrenching and heart-felt.
Rating: - Well-intentioned but flawed
Stop-Loss is a solid, well-intentioned film that has its moments but somehow doesn't quite come together to deliver the full emotional or intellectual impact it should have had. Ryan Phillippe shines as a good soldier torn between duty, honor and the haunting memories of his time in Iraq, and the rest of the cast is solid, particularly Victor Rasuk's understated performance as a severely injured private whose spirit may or may not be broken.
The camera effects in the first act are a little distracting at times, and the road trip in the second act is stretched a bit longer than necessary, but well-deserved kudos to Kimberly Peirce for shining a light on an underreported aspect of the war and taking a nuanced shades of gray approach to her subject -- the Stop Loss policy itself is bad enough, there's no need to offer bad guy caricatures -- and going with the only ending that made sense.
It's not the defining generational classic some have claimed, but it's definitely worth a rental.
Rating: - An Arm, A Leg & An Eye
Director Kimberley Peirce keeps the pace going well in this film about US soldier fighting in Iraq who find that they are being returned to active duty via the stop-loss clause. Ryan Philippe has been in a number of films that I like such as Crash (Widescreen Edition), Flags of Our Fathers (Widescreen Edition), Chaos & Breach (Widescreen Edition). As Sgt. Brandon King, he is the squad leader who looks forward to concluding his military service after experiencing the death of his fellow soldiers.
The homecoming sequences speak of soldiers who have suffered Post Traumatic Stress and the confusion of their families who do not quite know how to deal with wounded spirits, minds and bodies. Channing Tatum from She's the Man (Widescreen Edition) & Supercross does an excellent job as the confused soldier. The scene where he digs a trench in his front yard and totes a gun around is scary. Australian actress Abbie Cornish who was in Elizabeth - The Golden Age (Widescreen Edition) does a credible job with the American accent as the girl who befriends Brandon and dumps Steve when he reenlists. Joseph Gordon-Levitt who is familiar from TV's "Third Rock from the Sun" plays Tommy Burges who gets so crazy that he gets booted out of the service even though he wants to stay in. Timothy Olyphant who was great as the lead in Hitman (Unrated Edition) plays Lt. Col. Boot Miller and talks the company line to his soldiers. His decision to throw Brandon King into the brig ignites King's escape ... Read More
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