Review of Patriots Day (2016) by Minimoviemaniac — 06 Feb 2019

Wahlberg gives a very heartfelt performance that really lets you see how these officers were effected by this event and how much they had to go through while this manhunt was going on. The conflict in the story comes into play when the FBI comes to Boston and there seems to be a battle over jurisdiction. The Boston police are conducting their own investigation but since it was thought to be terrorism the FBI feels it is now under their jurisdiction. Throughout the movie you see the two sides working their own ways. The Boston police are out on the streets trying to find leads in order to find the terrorists. All the actors who are playing roles on both sides do an amazing portraying how important it was to everybody that these terrorists be caught. J.K. Simmons is also in this movie and he does a great supporting role in being a small comic relief because this movie does have a lot of emotional weight to it. J.K. Simmons character gives you a few seconds to breathe and that really benefits the movie. The way the movie benefits is that the movie could’ve been too caught up in the emotion that the movie would be very hard to get through. Next, the two actors who played the terrorists did a very good job, particularly the one playing the younger brother. He showed the other side of the two that really wasn’t sure if what they were doing was right. Lastly, the acting in this movie is very good and every actor gives a emotional and deep performance. This is one of, if not the best, performance Mark Wahlberg has given since The Fighter. Wahlberg does an amazing job of really showing the human side of the all the officers who were there to respond to the bombings. I’m hoping to see Oscar talks for his performance because he deserves it.

All in all Patriots Day is one of the best Mark Wahlberg performances I have ever seen and deserves Oscar consideration for this role. But truly what this movie is about is people coming together ad working towards a goal. Because when they finally catch the terrorists it is because the FBI and Boston Police are finally working together and as a result they catch the men responsible. Also, be ready to shed a tear during this movie because the emotion from the actors just resonates so much that you can’t help but feel emotional with them because you feel the weight of the events during the movie.