Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Stop-Loss: The Movie




The Movie: Stop-Loss
Stop-Loss (2008) R
Sgt. Brandon King (Ryan Phillippe) returns home to his small Texas town, after a tour in Iraq, a decorated hero. He attempts to readjust to civilian life, but he's recalled as part of the military's controversial stop-loss program, he decides he's had enough and goes AWOL. The film was directed by Kimberly Peirce (Boys Don't Cry).

Stop-loss, in the United States military, is the involuntary extension of a service member's active duty service under the enlistment contract in order to retain them beyond their initial end of term of service (ETS) date.
The policy has been legally challenged several times, however federal courts have consistently found that military service members contractually agree that their term of service may be involuntarily extended

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What I liked: I liked this movie. There's enough action and the controversial stop-loss policy is clearly defined. The acting is excellent even the small parts are well performed. I'd spend the time and money to see this film again. Go for it.
What I disliked: I found nothing really objectionable.

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