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It's nothing great by any means, but it's a good little film. Toby Kebbell plays a soldier back from Afghanistan, who soon finds himself in another war, this time on his home turf. The film switches between a plot involving terrorism and a plot involving violent gangs on the estate.
- "In Country" (1989) Bruce Willis stars as a Vietnam vet suffering from PTSD as he tries to help his niece get to know the father she never met as he comes to grips with losing him in the war, years after he last saw action "In Country."
- "Stop-Loss" (2008) A veteran film for the MTV generation dealing with the effects of its first substantial war, "Stop-Loss" stars Ryan Phillippe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Channing Tatum in a story about friends coming home after tour of duty in Iraq.
- "Jacknife" (1989) Stephen Metcalfe adapted his own 1982 play about a Vietnam vet (Robert DeNiro) who tries to save a friend and fellow vet (Ed Harris) from wallowing in alcoholism, trying to forget the war the only way he can.
- "Brothers" (2009) Before his massive success with "Game of Thrones," David Benioff penned this remake of a 2004 Danish drama about a soldier returning home to find his wife developing feelings for his ex-convict brother.
The Veteran is a 2011 British action crime thriller film directed by Matthew Hope and starring Toby Kebbell, Brian Cox, Tony Curran and Adi Bielski.
A state-of-the-nation conspiracy thriller split three ways, The Veteran overstretches itself by fighting on too many fronts at once. Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | May 4, 2011
Toby Kebbel is excellent as the veteran, returning to his London council estate following retiring from army duty. The decorated soldier struggles to find work and so gets involved in an anti terrorist undercover role, tailing an informant (the team being led by Brian Cox).
- (7.4K)
- Action, Crime, Thriller
- Matthew Hope
- 2011-04-29
Apr 29, 2011 · Overview. Soldier Robert Miller returns home from Afghanistan unable to fit back into society. Living on a violent council estate and finding work in undercover surveillance, he becomes obsessed with taking down a group of local gangsters who are intrinsically tied to a suspected terrorist cell.
Apr 27, 2011 · The Veteran is a potentially fascinating thriller about a traumatised ex-soldier returning to an unfamiliar London. So where, Luke wonders, did it all go wrong?
