A Marine Story

2010

A Marine Story

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Average Rating: 3.5/5

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From the film makers of SHELTER and THE GYMNAST, comes a story set against the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy of the US Military. A decorated Marine officer unexpectedly returns home from the war and is quickly recruited to help a troubled teen prepare for boot camp, but when the true reasons for her return become known it threatens the future for both of them. -- (C) Official Site

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Drama
Directed By:

Ned Farr
Written By:

Ned Farr
In Theaters:

Nov 5, 2010 limited
On Disc/Streaming:

Mar 1, 2011
Runtime:

93 minutes
Studio:

Wolfe Video

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Cast

Dreya Weber
as Alexandra Everett

Paris Pickard
as Saffron Snow

Anthony Michael Jones
as Leo

Brad Light
as Stenny

Gregg L. Daniel
as Sheriff Wolcott

Troy Ruptash
as Joe

Christine Mourad
as Holly

Jeff Sugarman
as Pollard

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Critic Reviews for A Marine Story

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An impartial look at U.S. military service that movingly commands respect for the personnel while requiring neither support nor assigning blame for the politics behind unpopular war efforts

Nov 29, 2010

Dennis Harvey
Variety
Top Critic
Sustained by Weber's strong presence, "A Marine Story" overcomes some flaws in continuity and superficial characterizations to drive home its underlying message about the injustice of "don't ask, don't tell"...

Nov 11, 2010 | Rating: 3.5/5

Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
Top Critic
Ms. Weber (Mr. Farr's wife) anchors the movie with a gritty, honest performance that has the same to-the-bone quality as Melissa Leo's in Frozen River.

Nov 4, 2010 | Rating: 3/5

Stephen Holden
New York Times
Top Critic
Relentlessly clumsy and predictable, A Marine Story is set in late 2008, just as a new political breeze is blowing. But its abrupt, wishful postscript is still just a fairy tale.

Nov 2, 2010 | Full Review…

Brian Miller
Village Voice
Top Critic
A plodding B-movie that exploits "don't ask, don't tell" with cheap psychology and cheaper thrills.

Nov 3, 2010 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review…

Bill Weber
Slant Magazine

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Audience Reviews for A Marine Story

I must say that I am disappointed. I was bored at times, and the rest of the time just uninterested. I thought that the storyline was crap on top of everything else. I guess this just wasn't my cup of tea...