Review of American Sniper

Last week saw some top notch movie releases & it was definitely tough to come up with a winner. We had The Imitation Game & The Theory of Everything along with American Sniper, but this Bradley Cooper starrer was the movie I loved the most. It was not just about bang bang combat war, but the movie also revealed the other side of a traumatised warrior who almost ditched his family life for the nation’s cause. Clint Eastwood once again showed the world that he belonged to the elite league, with his impeccable biopic that was inspired from the real life of Chris Kyle.

Right from the word go Bradley Cooper into the skin of the character of Chris Kyle, the most lethal sniper in American history. He maintained the gravity of a sniper when he took deep breaths before taking a clear shot at the insurgents & hunted them one by one. During the course of the movie he couldn't recuperate from the traumatic incidents that he went through back in Iraq but he didn't throw in the towel either & went back to serve four tours of duty in Iraq. Cooper has certainly looked a deadly sniper in his worn out look & bulky demeanor. Like any other Hollywood movie, this movie too has projected America as an ideal country weeding out terrorism from the world & the plot of the movie has been bang on from the scratch. The movie has all the necessary ingredients in emotions, plot, a perturbed wife & a daredevil sniper. Of all his movies, Bradley has looked the best in this movie, the finest role of his career.

Everything was fine until the abrupt ending which saw Chris Kyle leave his house one fine morning just to help a friend & was shot by him on the way. I know that the movie being a biopic showed exactly the same that happened with the American sniper back in 2013, but all I would say here is that a little-twisted projection could have done the world of good to the abrupt ending. The 1.2 mile shot by Kyle to kill the Iraq’s Olympic gold medalist shooter was certainly the pick of the movie & if that was really true, I salute the legend. 

The movie is certainly going to be the movie of the year & is a good 2-hour entertainment. I would ask you to go to your nearest cinema & watch it for sure!

Watch the movie trailer here: Youtube

Know all about the movie here: IMDB