Rotten
It's the film equivalent of a weary shrug - capturing the national mood at a moment when we'd all prefer some mood enhancers.
Jessica Winter, Time Out
Stop-Loss
The bravest place to stand is by each other's side.
2008 · 1h 53m · R
Drama, War
Directed by
Kimberly Peirce
Overview
A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army.
Director and cast
- Kimberly Peirce Director
- Ryan Phillippe as Brandon King
- Abbie Cornish as Michelle
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Tommy Burgess
- Channing Tatum as Steve Shriver
- Josef Sommer as Senator Orton Worrell
- Timothy Olyphant as Lieutenant Colonel Boot Miller
- Ciarán Hinds as Roy King
- Linda Emond as Ida King
- Steven Strait as Michael Colson
- Alex Frost as Shorty
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
65%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Stop-Loss is not a great movie, but it's forceful, effective, and alive, with the raw, mixed-up emotions produced by an endless war -- a time when the patriotism of military families is in danger of being exploited beyond endurance.
David Denby, New Yorker
Fresh
The power of Stop-Loss -- and this is no dumb joke -- is that it shows its hero between Iraq and a hard place.
David Edelstein, New York Magazine/Vulture
Fresh
[A] very worthy film.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Rotten
Swamped by cliches, continuity problems, stock characters and very good intentions.
Joanne Kaufman, Wall Street Journal
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