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His tour of duty in Iraq finally over, Staff Sgt. Brandon King (Ryan Phillippe) returns home to Brazos, Texas, ready to re-enter civilian life. Unexpectedly, the Army invokes a clause in Brandon's...
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Stop-Loss: Directed by Kimberly Peirce. With Ryan Phillippe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rob Brown, Channing Tatum. A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army.
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- Drama, War
- Kimberly Peirce
- 2008-03-28
Stop-Loss is a tough film to watch and one that raises issues of concern that travel far beyond the war-torn regions. But whether its message is accurately targeted is for the viewer to decide...
Stop-Loss tells the story of a group of soldiers from Texas who are coming home from Iraq. Just before they see stateside, they encounter an ambush that kills three of their respected brothers. The squad leader Brandon King (Ryan Phillippe) feels responsible for the deaths.
Mar 28, 2008 · Directed by Kimberly Peirce. Drama, War. R. 1h 52m. By A.O. Scott. March 28, 2008. “Stop-Loss,” Kimberly Peirce’s long-awaited follow-up to “Boys Don’t Cry,” arrives in theaters in the wake of...
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Mar 28, 2008 · Stop-Loss feels very mature and human for an MTV drama. Although some of the acting isn't the greatest, especially from Channing Tatum, considering this was early in his career, but the story is compelling and the film has some great emotional weight.
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Movie Review. Brandon King and Steve Shriver grew up together in small-town Texas. In high school, they were heroes on the football field. After 9/11, they enlisted in the Army and were shipped out to fight in Iraq. Now they’re about to return home to be hailed by their friends and neighbors as war heroes.