Megan Leavey (2017)
The true story of Marine Corporal Megan Leavey, who forms a powerful bond with an aggressive combat dog, Rex. While deployed in Iraq, the two complete more than 100 missions and save countless lives, until an IED explosion puts their faithfulness to the test.
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Memorable, crazy movie
After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.
A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
The movie really just wants to entertain people.
Love love loved this. It was so touching and beautifully portrayed.
Great story. Great movie all in all, seeing the effort that was put in to get the dog back was something that is pretty inspiring, the dads speech to her before the time she does start working hard to get it back, I will warn you will want to make you work towards any goals you have! Ha But all in all a rollercoaster of emotions, with a great movie and a great story
This movie is a bland formulaic movie. The acting is bad and the dialogue is terrible. The movie attempts to make you cry with a plot that is so predictable that I could practically predict everything the movie did.
Megan Leavey is a biographical war drama film starring Kate Mara. Based on the true story of Corporal Megan Leavey and her bomb sniffer dog Rex, it is a humble depiction of one's love and loyalty for their animal companion during times of war and the desire to find their place in society.After signing up for the US Marines, corporal Megan Leavey (Kate Mara) is paired with a bomb sniffing dog named Rex. Initially, Rex is hostile and aggressive toward any other marine who trains with him, but over time he and Megan form a special bond with one another and he eventually saves her life when the two are deployed to Iraq.The film is respectful to its subject matter and never feels too sappy or sentimental. It successfully shows that not only are humans risking their lives out in the Middle East but also the specially-trained dogs as well. Animal lovers will certainly be moved by the bravery of Rex as he risks being blown up from sniffing for explosives out in the Iraqi desert. Kate Mara gives a solid, believable performance in the title role, and her bonding scenes with Rex always feel genuine. The one major issue I have is that the film does follow the typical formulaic plot of someone sharing a bond with an animal that no one else is able to. However, considering this is based on a true story, it is excusable for the most part.I rate it 7.5/10