Review of Unbroken (2014) by Tvjerry — 06 Jan 2015
Louie Zamperini (Jack O’Connell) was an Olympic runner who survived in a raft for 47 days after his plane crashed, then endured 2 years in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp. Through it all, he remained determined to survive.
It's important to feel the desperation and suffering in a movie like this, but director Angelina Jolie has taken it to painful extremes, presenting scene after scene of mistreatment. It's effective, but went on way too long.
Ultimately, it's about a man's stamina faced with overwhelming odds, but the film lacks the emotional power that would have made the suffering worth it.
This review of Unbroken (2014) was written by Tvjerry on 06 Jan 2015.
Unbroken has generally received positive reviews.
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