Stop-Loss
starring: Ryan Phillippe, Abbie Cornish, Channing Tatum, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
directed by: Kimberly Peirce
directed by: Kimberly Peirce
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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 loving family, and his best friend, Steve Shriver, who served with Brandon in Iraq.Alongside their war-time buddies, Brandon and Steve try to make peace with civilian life. Then, against Brandon's will, a "Stop-Loss" order is issued by the Army which indefinitely extends his enlistment and forces him back to Iraq. This devastating change 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.
Amazon.com:
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
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 loving family, and his best friend, Steve Shriver, who served with Brandon in Iraq.Alongside their war-time buddies, Brandon and Steve try to make peace with civilian life. Then, against Brandon's will, a "Stop-Loss" order is issued by the Army which indefinitely extends his enlistment and forces him back to Iraq. This devastating change 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.
Amazon.com:
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: 
- Worth Watching -- and Remembering
Even though The New Yorker called it "forceful, effective, and alive, with the raw mixed up emotions produced by an endless war," the movie "Stop-Loss" only made about $11 million at the box office (or about what Transformers eat for breakfast).Tens of thousands of servicemen and women had their service in Iraq and Afghanistan involuntarily extended because of the stop-loss fineprint in their enlistment contracts."Stop-Loss" puts a human face on this bait-and-switch policy -- and dramatically ... Read More
Rating: 
- Lame.Pathetic.Sad.
A movie about complainers and quiters, written by clowns that don't have a clue, acted by kids that should appear on *insert random MTV show here*.
Do people think this is a representation of reality?I hope not.If you do...you exist in a sad place.
If this punk was a leader he wouldn't quit until the job is done.He wouldn't be able to stomach the thought of fellow soldiers fighting while he enjoys being at home.The Army Value I speak of is: Selfless Service.So ... Read More
Rating: - Flag of Our Fathers for the Iraq generation
Though it feels, at times, like an MTV video, this seems like a sincere attempt to show what some of today's soldiers go through when they are forced to return to Iraq after one, or sometimes, two tours, against their wills. Graphic violence in the beginning, and it pervades the middle sections when it seems like violence will erupt any minute as the boys take a little time off in Brazos, Tx. Good looking cast. Nothing wrong with this one as entertainment.
Rating: - Mixed emotions
A story of soldiers returning from the Iraq war, coming back into a more uncertain world than they thought. One of them, Ryan Phillippe's character, gets stop-lossed, ie forced to extend his time in Iraq after the end of his contract term. He reacts 'badly' and explores desertion.
As expected the movie received very different evaluations, and my own reaction to it was also mixed. There is an overdose of patriotism in the beginning, when our Texas small town boys are returning from the ... Read More
Rating: - Better than people say it is!
I thought this was a great film with a great cast. I heard alot of people didn't like it, and I can't understand why. It's very moving, and keeps you involved from beginning to end. Definitly worth seeing.
- Worth Watching -- and RememberingEven though The New Yorker called it "forceful, effective, and alive, with the raw mixed up emotions produced by an endless war," the movie "Stop-Loss" only made about $11 million at the box office (or about what Transformers eat for breakfast).Tens of thousands of servicemen and women had their service in Iraq and Afghanistan involuntarily extended because of the stop-loss fineprint in their enlistment contracts."Stop-Loss" puts a human face on this bait-and-switch policy -- and dramatically ... Read More
- Lame.Pathetic.Sad.A movie about complainers and quiters, written by clowns that don't have a clue, acted by kids that should appear on *insert random MTV show here*.
Do people think this is a representation of reality?I hope not.If you do...you exist in a sad place.
If this punk was a leader he wouldn't quit until the job is done.He wouldn't be able to stomach the thought of fellow soldiers fighting while he enjoys being at home.The Army Value I speak of is: Selfless Service.So ... Read More
- Flag of Our Fathers for the Iraq generationThough it feels, at times, like an MTV video, this seems like a sincere attempt to show what some of today's soldiers go through when they are forced to return to Iraq after one, or sometimes, two tours, against their wills. Graphic violence in the beginning, and it pervades the middle sections when it seems like violence will erupt any minute as the boys take a little time off in Brazos, Tx. Good looking cast. Nothing wrong with this one as entertainment.
- Mixed emotionsA story of soldiers returning from the Iraq war, coming back into a more uncertain world than they thought. One of them, Ryan Phillippe's character, gets stop-lossed, ie forced to extend his time in Iraq after the end of his contract term. He reacts 'badly' and explores desertion.
As expected the movie received very different evaluations, and my own reaction to it was also mixed. There is an overdose of patriotism in the beginning, when our Texas small town boys are returning from the ... Read More
- Better than people say it is!I thought this was a great film with a great cast. I heard alot of people didn't like it, and I can't understand why. It's very moving, and keeps you involved from beginning to end. Definitly worth seeing.
