Not to put too fine a point on it, Stop-Loss is a movie about
getting screwed. By your own government, no less which you
have served loyally and bravely.
It works this way: You enlist
in the army for a given term of years. Then, when it is time...
Movies have rarely depicted the brotherhood of men under arms with as much accuracy and compassion as in "Stop-Loss."
Best friends Brandon (Ryan Phillippe, left) and Steve (Channing Tatum) are trying to re-adjust to civilian life after serving in...
'Stop-Loss' (R)(out of four)
There have been a number of movies made that invoke the war in Iraq: "In the Valley of Elah," "Lambs for Lions," "Redacted" and "Rendition" -- and all have been box office duds.
The reasons range from arguments that...
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Movies have rarely depicted the brotherhood of men under arms with as much accuracy and compassion as in "Stop-Loss."
That the film was directed not by some veteran of the action genre but by a woman for her sophomore effort makes the...
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