Home of the Brave2006
Home of the Brave (2006)
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Critic Consensus: The ensemble cast works hard, but hammy direction and a script lacking in nuance ruins this movie's noble intentions.
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Cast
as Will Marsh
as Vanessa Price
as Tommy
as Jamal Atkins
as Sarah Schivino
as Jordan Owens
as Ray
as Billy
as Betsy Yates
as Cary
as Penelope
as Jon Peters
as Alice Price
as Private Shar
as Corporal Campbell
as Police Sergeant
as Hank Yates
as Dr. Barbara Jaric
as Spc. Pendilla
as V.A. Hospital Doctor
as Young PFC
as Amad Kamal
as Sgt. Larkin
as Dede Marsh
as Carl Marsh
as Jane Pooks
as Rick Pooks
as Jeannie Winstead
as David Winstead
as Rehabilitation Nurse
as Oliver Price
as Vice Principal Thompson
as Lena
as Zander
as Keisha
as Older Vet
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Critic Reviews for Home of the Brave
All Critics (57) | Top Critics (20) | Fresh (13) | Rotten (44) | DVD (9)
Obvious, plodding, cloying and politically innocuous.
I must say the best thing about the movie is that it's interested in the soldiers, not the self-serving popinjays who seem to think the war is a big fat career-enhancing photo opportunity. The people who got shot at deserve most of the attention.
Earnest but lazy, fitfully laughable and insulting, Home of the Brave is cowardly work.
This is a solid and timely piece of work from Hollywood veteran Irwin Winkler.
Home Of The Brave ultimately says ... what? War is tough. That's fair, and so is [director] Winkler's reluctance to engage the politics of this particular war and focus on the soldiers that fight it.
The intentions are good. The actors have been assembled with care, and the production is polished. But everything feels assembled, as if it were put together from blueprints.
Audience Reviews for Home of the Brave
This is not a war movie... it's a movie about war. Home of the Brave has been the best movie to date on the psychological effects our soldiers endure when they return home from Iraq. It's riveting to see the demons they face. Truly inspirational... And don't worry about propaganda because it's neither Pro nor Anti War, the film does a great job of remaining completely neutral. This film boasts an A list cast with Samuel L. Jackson, Jessica Biel, Christina Ricci, Chad Michael Murray, Brian Presley, and 50 Cent, who was surprisingly impressive in this action drama. Don't be fooled, if you're looking for a movie chalk full of dead bodies, blood, and missing limbs, then this is not for you. The first 20 minutes is intense however (think Black Hawk Down), but the remainder of the movie is deep and touching.
Super Reviewer
Okay plain and simple, this movie is definitely similar to the film "Raising Flagg." Average, boring, random plot line, yet it contained some strong cast members who pretty much saved this film from being a disaster. So why is this movie such a disaster, you may ask? Plain and simple. It's a boring script which was probably written without any heart, considering how hollow the lines seemed to be. Nothing seemed to work with the scenes no matter who was in it. However some of the cast saved it from totally failing itself. If there were only minor actors who have had no previous experience it would have been pathetic. 2.5/5
Super Reviewer
I thought this was a great movie. I dont know how people thought it was a flop - it shows a side of the war that many movies are afraid to tackle, the aftermath. The movie takes an emotional ride through being there, leaving there, and surviving afterwords. It's done well and does justice for those who served and are dealing with hardships still today. It was a great cast and a great movie.
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