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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD EAN: 0027616070968 Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Label: MGM (Video & DVD) Languages: Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD) MPN: 107103 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD) Region Code: 1 Release Date: October 23, 2007 Running Time: 106 minutes Studio: MGM (Video & DVD) Theatrical Release Date: 2006 Editorial Review: Amazon.com: 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 Description: When a humanitarian mission in Iraq is derailed by an explosive ambush, a small band of American soldiers find themselves fighting for their lives. Average Rating:
 Rating: - As a former solider, this move is irritatingMere weeks away from learning that their unit has received orders to go home from Iraq, various soldiers go on a humanitarian mission and run into an ambush. Chaos ensues, and all receive an injury in one way, shape, or form. Weeks later they are all in Spokane, Washington and the four main characters (Vanessa - Jessica Biel, Will - Samuel L. Jackson, Jamal - Fiddy, and Tommy - Brian Presely) deal with piecing their lives together while many hate the war, and by proxy, hold that hatred against ... Read More Rating:  - Worst of the "Coming Home" moviesThere are far superior movies that don't have to do with the war in Iraq or Afghanistan, than this puker (e.g. The Best Years Of Our Lives). They carry the same message of coming home from war better than this one [tried]. Oh, Samuel L. Jackson was pretty bad, as was Jessica Biel. 50 cent acting "ain't worth a plug nickel" (thought I'd throw that in) even if he got acting lessons from the late Lee Strasberg or Ice Cube (who isn't all that great, himself), it wouldn't help. But when I see 139 of these ... Read More Rating: - Worst "war" movie ever.This may be the worst war movie I have ever seen. How could Samuel L Jackson or Jessica Beil be part of this? I had to shut it off about half way through because I just wasn't buying it. Horrible acting, very predictable with every cliche in the book. Don't waste your time with this movie. Rating: - When Will, Vanessa, Tommy and Jamal come limping homeThe story opens with soldiers learning their unit only has two weeks to go before returning home. If you have a sinking feeling in your gut, you're right. The unit's attacked on a humanitarian mission and a near bloodbath results. The unit does go home to Spokane, WA, but none of them are ready for the 'hearty welcome' and most don't get it, anyway: Will (Jackson) is a doctor who can't relate to his family or his patients and has taken up drinking Vanessa (Biel) ... Read More Rating:  - DO NOT WASTE READING THE '1' STAR REVIEWS!First, I am an OIF and OAF vet... Put down on the Army - geez - did that person miss the point of the movie. If you have a relative or friend in theatre (that is the proper, not american spelling of the word), Buy, rent, or borrow this film. Look at it on a broader context. What each of the roles shows is reality; if you cannot handle reality - move to Canada (especially Quebec). This film is not about war or any branch of service. This film is about what, all too many, veterans ... Read More |
