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It was very underwhelming. I don't think it should have been nominated for as many Oscars as it did...

It's just another american wankfest through the eyes of a single guy that "earned" a bland stupid nickname of "legend".

Also parts of the movie are made up. Like the enforcer character and didn't mention that fact that chris kyle was injured several times. This is a very good read.

http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/american-sniper/

MovieBob covers what my thoughts were pretty damn well: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/escape-to-the-movies/9958-American-Sniper-Review

It's an obvious 'Oscar Bait' picture if ever there was one: Posthumous American hero moralising on the personal cost of going to war as US citizens think about that too. Respected director, flavour of the month main star. A total shoe-in for nominations if ever there was one.

Amen to that Chock. I'm really hoping that (although also Oscar Bait) BIRDMAN does well this year. THAT is an example of a great film

And yet they even had time to cross-weave 9/11 into the mix to add to the character -.- ameri-porn is written all over it! I'm just waiting for the day i dont have to skip a war-film "Based upon real events" with 5 time academy award winning actors and a convoluted plot that is so overlooked the film gets a grammy, spawns a post-credit sequel, spin-off tv series, it's own personal brand of cereal and digs sarah jessica parker out of the dark depthy bowels of infertility!

Since Clint did Flags of our Fathers, and then Letter from Iwo Jima about the American then the Japanese sides of the battle. do you think he's gonna make a movie called Iraqi Sniper next?

Every person is entitled to their opinion, and that is what is great about the societies we live in British or American. But after reading many comments here, I wonder if the negative views are based purely upon anti-American connotations? Would your opinions be different if this was the story of the British sniper assigned to the Coldstream guards who killed six insurgents with one bullet?

I met Chris Kyle, albeit, after he separated from the military, and the man was very simple, a...

Well said Saber6-1.

The obvious pro American line of the film also shouldn't be taken at face value. Eastwood could be consciously lampooning the 'Merica f*ck Yeh! attitude of their military - always a flip side gents always a flip side

Unlikely. Clint played Dirty Harry Callahan (numerous times), and if that doesn't show his colours as far as how he feels about taking the fight to others, then consider that nearly all his films have a revenge/retribution theme of some kind. Hardly someone who is going to lampoon a belligerent military position. Personally, I think he's cool, both as an actor and a director. Pointing out that he's made an Oscar-bait movie is in no way indicative of any anti-American sentiments on...

...my part, just me pointing out that American Sniper is probably not one of his more worthy enterprises.

Oh no assumption of any anti American feelings Chock; I just like looking at an alternate point of view. I haven't seen it yet so am limited in opinion; however after Flags, Letters and Gran Torino I would be disappointed if he didn't have some greater depth to the narrative