Review: Patriots Day

Can Mark bring it home with Patriots Day?
Patriots Day is the one of the many nicknames that refers to the Boston Marathon. It is also the title of the film that focuses on the tragic bombings and subsequent events that occurred at the Marathon in April of 2013.

I must say that this film did a great job at really piecing together everything that happened within the four day timespan. The intensity of the angles, types of cameras used (like cell phones) and music made it feel like the audience was there firsthand which was eerie but necessary I think for this movie. There are also a lot of extremely gory scenes which I thought was also necessary to show because it brought back the memories of seeing it on all over the news and how horrific it truly was.

The movie did a great job at keeping a suspenseful feel. Even though I was familiar with the story, the way they included silence during various scenes throughout the movie left me hearing my heart pounding as almost seemingly part of the soundtrack.

I did like that the film delved into the true stories from actual people involved in the tragedy which made the movie even more lifelike. Hearing and seeing the stories play out brought tears to my eyes to see how the extreme behavior of two individuals could bring such sadness and heartache. Also the way they connected the real stories was very interesting and kept me on the edge of my seat.

I think Patriots Day was a great tribute to those involved in the 2013 Boston Marathon. I definitely recommend it as a must see.

4 out of 5

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Ashley Ashley (Contributor) is an Orlando native who loves watching movies. Her favorite genres include comedies, thrillers and sci-fi

Comments

Kelvin Truesdale said…
Great movie. It gives you a little of everything.
Konnie Semonski said…
Thank you Ashley. I am looking forward to seeing this movie. Sounds great!
Ashley said…
Thank you for reading Konnie & I hope you enjoy the movie when you go see it!
David Keel said…
I thought it was a great procedural drama.
Electricblue717 said…
Very, Very good movie. A lot of story behind the story information that makes this true story very intense. Our defenders service on all levels of protection and safety should never be forgotten. Nice review Ashley/ MoM :)
Ashley Bell said…
Agreed that the behind the scene story information made it even more intense and real. Our service defenders are so storng and should never be forgotten indeed!
sandy weinstein said…
i think this is a very good movie. it shares more of the background that people did not see and it shows how well the officers did and how intense everything was.
jbreitsc said…
This is a great movie!
Shabeen Anand said…
Sounds great!
Demetria Ball said…
This movie bought tears to my eyes.
Ashley Bell said…
So intense and powerful, it brought tears to my eyes too
sherry miner said…
I really did love this movie with mark walburg and kevin Bacon sad what really did happen though.
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