Home of the Brave (2006)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Irwin Winkler

Writers (WGA):

Mark Friedman (screenplay)
Mark Friedman (story) ...

Release Date:

1 March 2007 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Action | Drama | War

Tagline:

Coming home is the real battle.

Plot:

Three soldiers struggle to readjust to life at home after returning home from a lengthy tour in Iraq.

Plot Keywords:

Support Group | Army Medic | Vietnam Vet | Explosion | Female Soldier

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 3 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Oct. 20	8:00 PM	TMC
Fri. Oct. 24	2:45 PM	TMC

Cast

Samuel L. Jackson	...	Will Marsh
Jessica Biel	...	Vanessa Price
Brian Presley	...	Tommy Yates
50 Cent	...	Jamal Aiken (as Curtis Jackson)
Christina Ricci	...	Sarah Schivino
Chad Michael Murray	...	Jordan Owens
Victoria Rowell	...	Penelope Marsh
Jeffrey Nordling	...	Cary (as Jeff Nordling)
Vyto Ruginis	...	Hank Yates
Sam Jones III	...	Billy Marsh
James MacDonald	...	Ray
Sandra Nelson	...	V.A. Hospital Doctor
Jack Serino	...	Pvt. Shar
Brendan Wayne	...	Spc. Pendilla
Mohamed Zinathlah	...	Amad Kamal

MPAA:

Rated R for war violence and language.

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA | Morocco

Language:

English | Spanish | Arabic

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Germany:12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Finland:K-15 | Argentina:13 | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Morocco

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Marsh is in the kitchen during his welcome home barbecue, a part of the camera is seen in the mirror next to the sink.

Quotes:

Penelope Marsh: Will, what happened over there?
Will Marsh: I don't really remember. You know. It's like a dream. Hazy dream.
Penelope Marsh: Then tell me. I wanna know.
Will Marsh: Do you? Wanna know what a blast wound looks like? What an OR in the desert smells like? What really happens to them? How they die? You really wanna know? You want us to come back like nothing ever happened. You don't want to get your hands dirty with the details.

Movie Connections:

References "Band of Brothers" (2001)

Soundtrack:

Go with It

I'm Ashamed I Went To The Advanced Screening Of This

I am a film student and tonight Producer Rob Cowan came to our campus to show the first advanced screening of this film. Naturally, many students took advantage of this hoping to see a decent, entertaining film... HOWEVER, There aren't adequate words to describe how awful this film is. I knew going into it that this film was probably not going to be some engaging, powerful war drama, but still something to leave audiences satisfied. The reasons why this movie was awful 1. The acting is preposterous, not one character (Samuel L., Jessica Biel, 50 Cent (Obviously)) was well acted in any manner. 2. It is one of the most poorly written I have ever been privy too. Feeding off of the topical debates over the war in iraq, the script is ridden with clichés and feels like a Lifetime Movie gone wrong. 3. The directing to say the least is an absolute disgrace. This film is horribly structured and a complete headache as a result 4. 50 Cent. Going in, I was ready to give him the benefit of the doubt and judge his acting abilities fairly without any prior stigmas. Sadly, The minute he opened his mouth he erased all doubt that he has absolutely no place in this film

Typically, I am not a big fan of completely trashing a film. I believe that my opinion is my own and it is wrong to spread that on others. With that being said, I can say that this is the one film that I have no problem doing so. If in the event you would like to judge for yourself, don't say I didn't warn you when your cursing out the Movie Theatre manager for not giving you a refund.