Review of Stop-Loss (2008) by Nikki C — 01 Mar 2009

Must see, underappreciated and thought provoking.

This review of Stop-Loss (2008) was written by Nikki C on 01 Mar 2009.

Stop-Loss has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Aaron Hillis (362) for Premiere (771) on 30 May 2014

What little anti-war critique Peirce presents -- and she has it in her, which makes it all the more dubious -- gets trampled over by jingoistic…

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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 17 Jun 2013

Clearly, Peirce's motives are pure. She's not using the stop-loss issue as a wedge to make the government or the administration look bad…

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By Tony L (800) on 10 Jun 2015

Stop-Loss is nowhere near as powerful as Kimberly Peirce's previous classic, Boys Don't Cry, but it's still a thoughtful drama about the pointlessness…

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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 01 Mar 2014

After a strong start, Stop-Loss becomes driven by a series of contrivances before falling prey to bad melodrama and even a little cheesiness…

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By Josh N (173) on 13 Aug 2013

This is genuinely a very powerful film about war…

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By Holly W (97) on 23 Oct 2012

This movie was okay. I think I got more distracted with Ryan Phillippe's face wound changing shape and size…

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By Branden B (6) on 27 Apr 2013

It is a great military drama that makes you consider what our military men and women have to go threw as well as their families. very touching film…

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By Ken K (360) on 15 Aug 2013

I am a Vietnam veteran. I don't know if I should be proud of that or ashamed…

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By Mailinh (7) on 07 Jan 2014

War films are the speciality of Kathryn Bigelow which should stay so…

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By Rene Rodriguez (1,781) for Miami Herald (3,319) on 14 Jan 2014

An earnest and well-meaning but disappointing failure…

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