Brothers

Been awhile since I've been around here, so decided to review something I've seen recentley.

While everyone is out going ga ga over the movie AVATAR I decided not to see that movie and instead watch this because it seemed more interesting. This will be short and sweet.

It stars Natalie Portman, Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Sam Sheppard who plays the father of the two brothers.

The start of it shows Sam(Tobey Maguire) in the Marines coming home for leave, to his wife and kids and who is about to go back to Afghanistan.  Then he goes to get his brother Tommy(Jake Gyllenhaal) who is getting out of prison after serving time for bank robbery.

Hank played by Sam Sheppard and who I think is a great actor shows right off who is his favorite son.

Soon Sam goes to his fourth tour of duty in Afghanistan where not long after is reported killed in action after his helicopter is blown up and he becomes a POW. He goes through pure hell and horror after he is captured and tortured.  While back home his brother Tommy who is suppose to be looking after his wife, Grace starts falling in love with her, but are soon caught off guard when he turns up alive.

And that's when things get tense.  Tobey is excellent in this role, and in fact should be up for an Oscar because he flat out owns the messed up, war torn character and the different person he has become when he comes back home.

The suspense is off the charts when all three are in a room together and Sam is convinced they cheated. Sam's daughter hates what Sam has become and adds to the already life that's been turned upside down.

Overall it could have been done better, but it is a pretty good movie.  I would give it a B.