I read the book last year and it was one of my favorite reads that year. I am sure all of us know that this is a biopic of Louis Zamperini who has one of the most incredible stories of human endurance and human survival during WW ll in which his plane went down in the Pacific and after 48 days afloat they were rescued but taken prisoner by the Japanese and placed in a POW camp.
Neither the film nor Angeline Jolie who Directed the film are getting any recognition having been over looked by the Golden Globes
MRQE.com which I use as a reliable metric of all reviews on this film in the country gave it a 59%
Having said that my wife and I saw the movie this afternoon and I have to say that both my wife and I really liked it. It is very true to the book and I enjoyed the editing where the past and present are intertwined to tell the story of Zamperini.
My wife also read the book and she said she could't have watched it had she not read the book and knew what happens. Rated PG-13 and not one cuss word. The 3 actors who played the roles of the survivors of the plane crash must ave each lost 25-30 lbs in the role.
I would rate this film a 4/5 and worth the 2 hours and 17 minutes. The ending of the film is endearing as we see Louis at age 80 carrying the torch into the Tokyo olympics having forgiven his Japanese captors
Neither the film nor Angeline Jolie who Directed the film are getting any recognition having been over looked by the Golden Globes
MRQE.com which I use as a reliable metric of all reviews on this film in the country gave it a 59%
Having said that my wife and I saw the movie this afternoon and I have to say that both my wife and I really liked it. It is very true to the book and I enjoyed the editing where the past and present are intertwined to tell the story of Zamperini.
My wife also read the book and she said she could't have watched it had she not read the book and knew what happens. Rated PG-13 and not one cuss word. The 3 actors who played the roles of the survivors of the plane crash must ave each lost 25-30 lbs in the role.
I would rate this film a 4/5 and worth the 2 hours and 17 minutes. The ending of the film is endearing as we see Louis at age 80 carrying the torch into the Tokyo olympics having forgiven his Japanese captors