A Marine Story

2010

A Marine Story (2010)

TOMATOMETER

60%

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AUDIENCE SCORE

61%

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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:
     limited
  • On Disc/Streaming:
  • Runtime:
  • 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

All Critics (5) | Top Critics (4)

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
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
Los Angeles Times
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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
New York Times
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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…
Village Voice
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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…
Slant Magazine
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Audience Reviews for A Marine Story

½

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...

Cynthia S.
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