I guess this movie was meant to be a drama with flashbacks of war.
The main part of the movie is when Jennifer Anniston (Mrs Murphy) advises her son's friend that if anything happens to her son, she wants to hear from him first. That just didn't sound realistic... what mother thinks like that or says that out loud?
The worst part of this movie are the tons of flashbacks, not always to the same point in time. It was as if the audience had to see a present-day result first, and then see what led to it.
I love movies about after-war, my favorite being The Best Years of Our Lives (1946). Others I like include Brothers, The Lucky One, The Lucky Ones, Megan Leavey, The Messenger, Pride of the Marines, Taking Chance, Thank You for Your Service.
The Best years of Our Lives is my favorite movie ever.... it is listed in the top 100 of all time, but usually my friends have never heard of it.
I'd probably rate the others around an 8, but The Yellow Birds was a notch below them.
The main part of the movie is when Jennifer Anniston (Mrs Murphy) advises her son's friend that if anything happens to her son, she wants to hear from him first. That just didn't sound realistic... what mother thinks like that or says that out loud?
The worst part of this movie are the tons of flashbacks, not always to the same point in time. It was as if the audience had to see a present-day result first, and then see what led to it.
I love movies about after-war, my favorite being The Best Years of Our Lives (1946). Others I like include Brothers, The Lucky One, The Lucky Ones, Megan Leavey, The Messenger, Pride of the Marines, Taking Chance, Thank You for Your Service.
The Best years of Our Lives is my favorite movie ever.... it is listed in the top 100 of all time, but usually my friends have never heard of it.
I'd probably rate the others around an 8, but The Yellow Birds was a notch below them.