
DreamWorks Pictures' Thank You for Your Service follows a group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq who struggle to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living with the memory of a war that threatens to destroy them long after they've left the battlefield. Starring an ensemble cast led by Miles Teller, Haley Bennett, Joe Cole, Amy Schumer, Beulah Koale, Scott Haze, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Brad Beyer, Omar J. Dorsey and Jayson Warner Smith, the drama is based on ... (Full plot summary below)
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DreamWorks Pictures' Thank You for Your Service follows a group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq who struggle to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living with the memory of a war that threatens to destroy them long after they've left the battlefield. Starring an ensemble cast led by Miles Teller, Haley Bennett, Joe Cole, Amy Schumer, Beulah Koale, Scott Haze, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Brad Beyer, Omar J. Dorsey and Jayson Warner Smith, the drama is based on the bestselling book by Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and author David Finkel. Jason Hall, who wrote the screenplay of American Sniper, makes his directorial debut with Thank You for Your Service and also serves as its screenwriter. Jon Kilik (The Hunger Games series, Babel) produces the film, while Ann Ruark (Biutiful) and Jane Evans (Sin City) executive produces.
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| Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperWe’ve seen this movie before, or at least versions of this story — but thanks to Hall’s well-crafted script and sure-handed direction, and the heartbreakingly effective performances from Teller and the supporting players, this is a powerful and valuable addition to the coming-home war movie canon. |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranThank You For Your Service is more effective, more disturbing than you may expect, and that is very much a good thing. |
| Tolucan TimesTony Medley...realistically details battles of heroic U.S. servicemen with PTSD and the strains put on wives who try to cope. Eye-opening, it's very well-directed and written with exceptional acting by a fine cast. |
| Denerstein UnleashedRobert DenersteinBased on a 2013 book by David Finkel, Thank You For Your Service stands as an illustrative example of the kind of fighting that begins once soldiers return home from war: Too often, the battle they wind up waging is with themselves. |
| Illinois TimesCharles KoplinskiHall does an impressive job behind the camera, never opting for the melodramatic, having his camera sit back and observe these men and their interactions. He knows the power of this particular story needs no embellishment, and his cast knows it as well. |
| Seattle TimesMoira MacDonaldThank You for Your Service is a harrowing, honest and beautifully acted film about lives blown to bits and then put back together; not entirely, not immediately, but piece by tiny piece. |
| AV ClubJesse HassengerBeyond its best little moments, the movie is addressing a serious issue, and it feels awfully churlish to complain that its earnest depictions of soldiers in psychological pain isn’t novel enough, or that Koale’s performance is a little shakier than Teller’s, or that the movie doesn’t have much to say about the Iraq War in particular, or that it eventually tries to pass off a lack of resolution as an abbreviated happy ending. But these stumbling blocks do stack up, standing in the way of Hall’s best intentions. |
| Screen It!Teddy DurginIf you want something with some substance, heft, and some really solid acting, this is worth seeing. (Full Content Review for Parents - Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, etc. - also Available) |
| Baret NewsKam WilliamsA sobering account of our wounded warriors' tragic misfortunes. |
| Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)Linda CookIt's a grim, thought-provoking tribute to returning veterans. |