Review of Man Down (2015) by David J — 06 Mar 2017
The critics must always expect spoon fed storylines.
Granted it started slow, but no slower than life itself. The editing led us through the experiences of LaBeouf's Drummer characters life before the moment his life changed, and showed a version of the hell he and these veterans experienced in the real world, once they returned.
The writing was thin at times, the dialog simplistic between LaBeouf and Oldman, but so is the mindset and abilities of these veterans, and the armies incapability to deal with PTSD. It was actually analogous to what these guys go through.
Critics seem to want more than the regular guy can do in such paranoid, troubled times. Sometimes these guys don't have the words, and their view of the world around them is just as quiet and simple.
It was an incredible performance by LaBeouf. We actually watched, believing, as he slid into the place he ended up in.
Critics; Watch it again as if he was not a hollywood star following the storyline of a hollywood writer, but your brother once he returned home.
This review of Man Down (2015) was written by David J on 06 March 2017.
Man Down has generally received mixed reviews.
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