Review of Taking Chance (2009) by Cheril F — 27 Dec 2014

An extremely emotional film that captures the heroism of our military.

This review of Taking Chance (2009) was written by Cheril F on 27 Dec 2014.

Taking Chance has generally received positive reviews.

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By Travis S (369) on 09 Feb 2013

Taking Chance is an incredible picture starring Kevin Bacon that tells the true story of Lieutenant Colonel Michael Strobl who volunteered…

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By David R (1,449) on 21 Feb 2014

A sobering look into the final march…

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By Daniel C (1,809) on 16 Nov 2018

Anyone having a loved one that has, or is serving in the military will find this movie emotionally moving…

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By Eric A (667) on 26 May 2013

A must see film on Memorial Day... DVR it... It's worth your time... On behalf of a grateful nation...Ã°ÂÂÂºÃ°ÂÂÂ¸…

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By Leroy G (18) on 16 Nov 2018

Anyone having a loved one that has, or is serving in the military will find this movie emotionally moving…

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By Jim L (613) on 22 Jul 2013

I told Kevin Bacon, when I saw him in Hawaii, that I loved this movie. It was a great story and helped to give perspective to the war…

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By Derek R (307) on 25 May 2014

Typical Critics rate this at 50% and the people rate at 82% like of course…

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By Jason R (1,823) on 29 Nov 2012

An incredibly moving film. I'm not easily affected by a movie but this one caused me to well up more than once…

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By Maddy H (4) on 19 May 2015

I watched this film for my Film Appreciation class, I thought it was a very emotional film that payed a great compliment to our servicemen…

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By Nathan S (826) on 06 Aug 2014

Don't understand the luke warm ratings of others...from the beginning, during and to the end..mesmorized by the whole teling of this story…

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