DVD Release Date: July 8, 2008 Starring: Ryan Phillippe, Abbie Cornish, Channing Tatum, Joseph
Gordon-Levitt, Ciarán Hinds, Timothy Olyphant, Victor Rasuk, Rob Brown Genre: Drama MPAA Rating: R (for graphic violence and pervasive language)
Plot Summary: Decorated Iraq war hero Sgt. Brandon King makes a
celebrated return to his small Texas hometown following his tour of duty.
Brandon tries to resume the life he left behind with the help and support of his
family and his best friend, Steve Shriver, who served with him in Iraq.
Alongside their war-time 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. This upends Brandon's entire world. The conflict into which he is thrown
tests everything he believes in: the bond of family, the loyalty of friendship,
the limits of love, and the value of honor.
Review:
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...more
Extras: Commentary by director Kimberly Peirce and co-writer
Mark Richard, "The Making of Stop-Loss," "A Day in Boot Camp," deleted
scenes.
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Stop-Loss Release Date: March 28, 2008 Studio: Paramount Pictures Director: Kimberly Peirce Screenwriter: Mark Richard, Kimberly Peirce Starring: Ryan Phillippe, Abbie Cornish, Channing Tatum, Joseph
Gordon-Levitt, Ciarán Hinds, Timothy Olyphant, Victor Rasuk, Rob Brown Genre: Drama MPAA Rating: R (for graphic violence and pervasive language) Official Website:
StopLossmovie.com
Plot Summary: Decorated Iraq war hero Sgt. Brandon King makes a
celebrated return to his small Texas hometown following his tour of duty.
Brandon tries to resume the life he left behind with the help and support of his
family and his best friend, Steve Shriver, who served with him in Iraq.
Alongside their war-time 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. This upends Brandon's entire world. The conflict into which he is thrown
tests everything he believes in: the bond of family, the loyalty of friendship,
the limits of love, and the value of honor.
EN 5 Second Review:
Despite it's subject matter the movie looks at the bad
stop-loss policy more than the war and does it in an entertaining manner
Peirce,
director of the Oscar-winning "Boys Don't Cry," walks a fine line
between being political and being human. Human wins John Anderson: Washington Post
It's a remarkably entertaining movie, thanks in part to a
first-rate cast and a director who knows you can't make a point without
calling everyone to attention ...more
Earnest
`Stop-Loss' pursues noble goals it can't fully achieve Lawrence Toppman: Charlotte
Observer
Someone watching Stop-Loss with younger eyes might
feel the heat of the main soldier's dilemma more than I did...more
Ryan Phillippe and the cast of STOP
LOSS give Hollywood 411 the details about the film.
Find out why the movie hits home for Phillippe, and
how the cast enjoyed their down-time
EN 5 Second Review:
Despite it's subject matter the movie looks at the bad
stop-loss policy more than the war and does it in an entertaining manner
Earnest
`Stop-Loss' pursues noble goals it can't fully achieve