
Pat Tillman never thought of himself as a hero. His choice to leave a multimillion-dollar football contract and join the military wasn't done for any reason other than he felt it was the right thing to do. The fact that the military manipulated his tragic death in the line of duty into a propaganda tool is unfathomable and thoroughly explored in Amir Bar-Lev's riveting and enraging documentary.... (Full plot summary below)
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Pat Tillman never thought of himself as a hero. His choice to leave a multimillion-dollar football contract and join the military wasn't done for any reason other than he felt it was the right thing to do. The fact that the military manipulated his tragic death in the line of duty into a propaganda tool is unfathomable and thoroughly explored in Amir Bar-Lev's riveting and enraging documentary.
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| Village VoiceMelissa AndersonThe Tillman Story goes deeper, exposing a system of arrogance and duplicity that no WikiLeak could ever fully capture. |
| Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweCapably narrated by Josh Brolin, Amir Bar-Lev's penetrating and vital documentary goes beyond tracking the Tillman family's investigation into Pat's death to question the motives of commanding officers and higher-ups. |
| Shared DarknessBrent SimonThose with an interest in the intersection of media, politics and American aggression will find the movie gripping on that level, but it's also deeply affecting in ways both specific and broad. |
| HollywoodChicago.comBrian TallericoYou are unlikely to see a documentary this year more powerful than The Tillman Story. |
| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleBy the way, The Tillman Story has an R rating because of language. Think about that one, too: Lies are rated G and can be heard around the clock on television, but try saying the truth with the proper force and you end up with a restricted audience. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsIt is enraging yet nuanced, an elusive combination for any documentary. |
| Metromix.comMatt PaisAn extraordinary real-life story, extraordinarily told ... For better and for worse, The Tillman Story is America. |
| New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierMary's search drives The Tillman Story, and throughout this taut, true epic, we see a smart, sometimes angry, always loving family find their destiny: to speak truth to power, to call wartime myths what they are and to show how the American character is not about blind obedience. |
| NPRBob MondelloThe Tillman Story is ferocious filmmaking, but it wouldn't have half the force it does if the director didn't also get at the complicated man Pat Tillman was. |
| Brand XAndy KleinAmazingly ... The Tillman Story is utterly entertaining, even as it infuriates. |