
2-time Academy Award® winner Ang Lee brings his extraordinary vision to Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, based on the widely-acclaimed, bestselling novel. The film is told from the view of 19-year-old private Billy Lynn (newcomer Joe Alwyn) who, along with fellow soldiers, is hailed as a 'hero' after a harrowing Iraq battle. He'is brought home for a victory tour. Through flashbacks, the film reveals what really happened to the squad - contrasting the realities of the war wit... (Full plot summary below)
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2-time Academy Award® winner Ang Lee brings his extraordinary vision to Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, based on the widely-acclaimed, bestselling novel. The film is told from the view of 19-year-old private Billy Lynn (newcomer Joe Alwyn) who, along with fellow soldiers, is hailed as a 'hero' after a harrowing Iraq battle. He'is brought home for a victory tour. Through flashbacks, the film reveals what really happened to the squad - contrasting the realities of the war with America's perceptions. The film also stars Kristen Stewart, Chris Tucker, Garrett Hedlund, with Vin Diesel, and Steve Martin.
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| Tribune News ServiceKatie WalshThe best parts of Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk aren't the battles or the spectacles or even the groundbreaking technology. It's the easy camaraderie between the soldiers, led with a gruff, dry humor by standout Garrett Hedlund |
| Scroll.inNandini RamnathThe specifics of the story are lost amidst the clumsy back-and-forthing between the past and the present, the sluggish pace, and the timidity with which Lee and writer Jean-Christophe Castelli approach potentially incendiary material. |
| Los Angeles Daily NewsRob LowmanWhat the film captures so well -- if imperfectly -- is the tumult inside Billy. |
| The Seattle TimesSoren AndersenThe acting and script are so strong that the picture is an outstanding achievement even in the 2D version that most people will see. |
| Seattle TimesSoren AndersonThe acting and script are so strong that the picture is an outstanding achievement even in the 2D version that most people will see. |
| Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.comCary DarlingDirector Ang Lee has taken the very internal novel by Dallas author Ben Fountain - a work that tries to get into the head of an Iraq War soldier -- and opened it up into a surprisingly effective meditation on a soldier's homefront experience. |
| Miami HeraldRene RodriguezIn his debut, Alwyn comes off as a likable, sympathetic screen presence capable of handling more difficult material. He’ll have plenty more opportunities. Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, though, will be forgotten in a month’s time. |
| NewsdayRafer GuzmanAng Lee's unprecedented use of digital technology makes for a hyperreal immersion into the mind of a traumatized soldier. |
| Mark Reviews MoviesMark DujsikThe film's criticism is not leveled against the war, but against the people who would deny the true nature of combat for their own ends. |
| Independent (UK)Geoffrey MacnabThe film is very good at capturing the camaraderie of the soldiers -- and the sometimes desperate way in which they rely on one another. |