The Veteran (2011)

Instant Favorite.

Good movie but grossly overrated

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

The ending was perfect. This IS the definition of a Greek tragedy. I haven't seen a movie like this in a very long time. At least, a movie that didn't suffer from a hero complex, as do most action movies tend to propagate.A man conditioned to kill for his country, then finds out the truth as to what his country/corporation uses him for. Tries to right the wrongs that would have ultimately stayed with him for the rest of his life. Knowing that, in the end, he is just one man. One man who did everything in his power to stop the injustices that he perpetuated wittingly and unwittingly.This is why in a twenty-four hour cycle, twenty-four United States Incorporated soldier's take their own life. They know what they do is wrong, yet haven't the understanding as to why, as to what purpose their actions serve. The only difference here is, Bobby caught a glimpse of the truth. Acting accordingly, and truthfully, to himself."Fix reason firmly within her seat. Bring to her tribunal every fact, every opinion. Boldly question even the existence of God. For if there be one, he must pay homage to that of truth, than of blindfolded fear." -Thomas Jefferson

When I read Veteran. I think of a person that has been to hell and back, a man that knows all there is to know about armed combat.The director behind this movie is trying to make his main character, the Veteran, look like if he has experience from the war of Afghanistan.It is confusing. The man, the Veteran makes it obvious that the director have told him to look cool, to look like a experienced solider. The actor then went home and watched a couple of Die Hard movies to learn some tactical moves that he should use in "The Veteran".What I don't like about this movie is that we are to believe that this man knows what he is doing, when he in fact knows nothing about armed battle.This whole title are going thru a battle of bad actors.

Someone wrote, quote: "I new nothing about this film before seeing it and had no expectations whatsoever. As it started I feared it would be a re-trodden path of the ex-soldier having a hard time readjusting and dealing with depression, which in a way it was. However, the story soon split into several subplots, raising my level of interest and intrigue, before building into a crescendo of a well acted and nicely, gritty shot espionage film.I read the review by Ced Yuen, and I'm a little surprised someone would try to dismantle this film and attack it's exaggeration of reality in terms of how a returning soldier would react and how non-realistic the ensuing action was. This film is pure entertainment, with a gritty, sue-do- realism that is obviously from the mind of a writer who intended to entertain with an interesting and exciting story. It's not supposed to be a documentary of great insight into the mind of a war veteran.I thoroughly enjoyed this film, and recommend it if you are in the mood for something different, yet very entertaining, with a nice mix of genre that you would not usually come across. "totally agree, very bright and a good movie.

I already knew, when I bought it, that this film would be for me. The UK noir crime film at his best. With an unavoidable social background, British oblige, we watch here the story of an ex soldier in Afghanistan who gets back in his neighbourhood and has to deal with everything and every one: dealers, terrorists seed, misery...I rapidly thought of one of the early Denzel Washington's film: FOR QUEEN AND COUNTRY, where he played here exactly the same kind of character. A man in struggle with a hopeless fate, a former SAS soldier Falklands war vet. Dark, violent, superbly shot and characterized, a very good feature.