Review of American Sniper (2014) by David Edelstein for New York Magazine (Vulture) — 23 Dec 2014
It’s a crackerjack piece of filmmaking, a declaration that he’s (Eastwood) not yet ready to be classified as an Old Master, that he can out-Bigelow Kathryn Bigelow. Morally, though, he has regressed from the heights of Letters From Iwo Jima (2006).
In more ways than one, the Iraq occupation is seen through the sight of a high-powered rifle. The movie is scandalously blinkered.
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This review of American Sniper (2014) was written by David Edelstein and published by New York Magazine (Vulture) on 23 Dec 2014.
American Sniper has generally received positive reviews.
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