Pluskylang Great Film overall

Acensbart Excellent but underrated film

Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic

Odelecol Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

dbfierce Completely different from usual war flim , this movies sheds light on the aspects of war and post war , the plot , storyline is amazing keeps you guessing thru out the film it starts off a little slow but then it starts to hit you non stop

harper131 Whilst I can see what was being attempted, it was just too predictable and almost trite. Sad really as it should have been more worthy. The individual performances were excellent, but the script let the actors down and the plot was transparent. I am no genius but from the first scene I knew where we were going. I appreciate, though cannot truly imagine, readjustment is extremely difficult for veterans. Just once it would be nice to see their difficult journey bring them back to a good place.

Pascal Charpentier Usually the IMDb rating doesn't fail me. With this movie it does. Shia delivers nothing short of an Oscar performance. Yes, the movie has some structural problems but that is mainly because we get 3 different plots and we don't know how they connect. But it makes sense in the end, so be patient. Even if you won't like the movie you will enjoy Shia's performance. After his "blockbuster-years" he totally turned things around with really good performances like in American Honey. I don't get why the critics are so hard on Man Down but even they acknowledged his outstanding performance. And this movie also delivers such an important message.

mavezspandango This movie approaches a very delicate, difficult and disturbing subject in a heart-felt, touching and clever way.The writing, shot composition and acting gives a reality; the close and intimate camera angles whenever there are family shots makes it more of a fly on the wall documentary than movie. The head-shaving scene, 'man talk' in the car and the goodbye scene on the slide are all poignant and touching scenes. There is no superfluous narrative, the language is real and used to great effect.The organic way the movie unfolds is very clever; jumping from backstory to the current in a series of well composed and paced sequences. The story line sucking you in as the time between jumps increases towards the end of the movie.The acting by Shia LaBeouf is outstanding throughout the movie; the psychological assessment scenes in particular are very moving...showing physical ticks, verbal restraint and immaculate timing.The fracturing of Gabriel Drummers psyche and the reveal was totally unexpected and executed at exactly the right time. The scenes replayed minus Jai Courtney tying the symptoms and the plot together. The fact there is no post-apocalypse and Gabriel has gone 'first blood' in normal America is a very clever commentary on the lack of long-term support for veterans. Although the movie emphasises the extreme end of the spectrum of symptoms it does not detract from the fact that mental health is still unrecognised, marginalised and unsupported in the modern world.I'm confused why this masterpiece has scored so low on IMDb and critics have panned it. The acting, writing, subject matter and cinematography are all fantastic. Maybe the lack of hand-holding and the pacing; two factors out of many that elevate and set this film apart, has left the masses bewildered.In one word 'Brilliant'!