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The Messenger [2009]

Year:2009
Country:  USA
Language:English
Genre:Drama, Romance, War
IMDB:IMDB Page
Rating:8.0  Rate
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Community: 1 Has Seen


DirectorOren Moverman
Selected CastBen Foster as Staff Sergeant Will Montgomery
 Samantha Morton as Olivia Pitterson
 Woody Harrelson as Captain Tony Stone
 Jena Malone as Kelly
 Steve Buscemi as Dale Martin


On DVD & Blu-ray World

DVD

The Messenger [2009] - Universal - UK (2011)
DVD

The Messenger [2009] - Oscilloscope - USA (2010)


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Dr Doom SUBS
8th Aug 2016
 Rated 8/10
As in 'Don't shoot the messenger'.

Ben Foster plays a young soldier (recovering from combat injuries and hailed as a hero) given the unwanted task of informing the next of kin of soldiers killed on duty. His mentor is Captain Tony Stone played with suitable intensity by Woody Harrelson who approaches the task as if he were going into combat.

I really enjoyed this film. Nearly every character is 'broken' in some way, in denial and trying to keep up appearances. This applies to the civilian characters just as much as the military. It's nice to see such an understated film dealing with the aftermath of warfare. No crazy plot, no action (the one fist fight happens off-screen) - it relies purely on good acting and the drama of human lives.

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