Home of the Brave | 
| Director: Irwin Winkler
Actors: Samuel L. Jackson, 50 Cent, Jessica Biel, Brian Presley, Christina Ricci
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD
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Rating:  38 reviews
Sales Rank: 11939
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: Arabic (Original Language), English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 106 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: MGMDM107103D
UPC: 027616070968
EAN: 0027616070968
ASIN: B00000IBUW
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Release Date: October 23, 2007
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The fact that Home of the Brave is about soldiers coming home from a war that isn't even over is just one of the things that's off in this film; director Irwin Winkler and screenwriter Mark Friedman's 2006 tale of the problems faced by the men and women returning from Iraq is also hampered by thoroughly predictable storytelling, sub-par acting, and sometimes painfully on-the-nose dialogue, reducing what could have been a provocative and challenging effort into so much TV movie fodder. When Army medic Will Marsh (Samuel L. Jackson, who does his best to rise above the level of the material) and soldiers Vanessa Price (Jessica Biel) and Tommy Yates (Brian Presley) return to Spokane, Washington, major readjustment problems loom, mostly due to a chaotic ambush in a small Iraqi town (occurring less than two weeks before they were to be sent home, the incident is so unsurprising that anyone could have seen it coming). Will and his angry teenage son wage their own war, while Dad takes to the bottle; Vanessa's learning to cope with a prosthetic hand, while Tommy's grieving over the best buddy who died in the ambush and the loss of his job, girlfriend, and self-respect. Those matters and the cliched, unconvincing way in which they're handled, along with the film's refusal to take a strong stand either for or against the war, obscure the potentially much more interesting issues. Are these soldiers patriots, or merely pawns? Were they doing their righteous duty by serving in this conflict, or were they victims sent off to suffer and perhaps die by a bunch of men in suits who never saw a minute of combat themselves? Other home-from-war films, from 1946's The Best Years of Our Lives to 1978's Coming Home to 1989's Born on the Fourth of July, have dealt with these and other issues a good deal more effectively than the earnest and well-intentioned but not very compelling Home of the Brave. --Sam Graham
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| Customer Reviews: Read 33 more reviews...
 Was it all on purpose? May 18, 2009
Thomas K. Thresher
I am a Field Artillery officer in the US Army. It's funny to watch films about the military and notice things that are wrong with the uniforms, weapons, radio chatter, etc; but it's usually small infractions and doesn't ruin the movie. I am fairly positive that the director went out of their way to make the most horribly incorrect film about the military, let alone Iraq, I have ever seen. Obviously having correct uniforms and whatnot is not necessary for the average audience, but it was more than just that, everything was just so wrong it caused me to laugh out loudly a few times. The plot was also as cliche and stereotypical as one could imagine. I'm actually getting mad writing this, just don't see it, it's possibly the worst movie ever made and I sort of want to point at the director and just laugh.
 Home of the Brave May 13, 2009
Joseph P. Bryant (North Hollwood, Ca USA)
This was a well made movie that hits home with everyone that has someone over there in the military...
cstoop April 7, 2009
cstoop (Indiana, USA)
Very pleased with transaction. Fast delivery and product as advertised. Thanks - will use this seller again.
 TOO NEUTRAL TO BE BRAVE! January 6, 2009
Noel Serrano (Tampa, Florida United States)
This movie is a weak attempt to portray the experiences of a difficult life after a horrible war. There is no stand or opinion when it comes to the war or the soldier's drive to be at war. The movie has some good actors but they show no heart and no motive for being soldiers. The audience saw thru this dud. There is an old movie; The best years of our lives" that is much better. This is a very weak movie. It is too pretentious and tends to want to coast with the graphics. There are many goofs, such as: When Vanessa is shutting her car door, her soccer ball key chain appears and disappears within the scene.
When the one soldier decides to re-enlist, as he is saying goodbye to his parents and getting into the taxi, the cover he puts on is an older style Navy/Marine Corps 8-point cover.
When one soldier is told to fire the AT-4 at a gunman on the roof, he is holding it backwards when he is firing it. The rocket comes out of the smaller end of the tube, not the larger.
When Marsh is in the kitchen during his welcome home barbecue, a part of the camera is seen in the mirror next to the sink.
The film fared poorly at the box office, earning only $51,708 domestically.[1] Originally released on December 15th, 2006 for Oscar consideration, the production studio re-thought the release pattern and decided to pull it from theaters, planning on showing it to a wider audience later in the year. It was re-released on May 11th, 2007 in 44 theaters, but this did not help the film's financial earnings.
Hollywood Propaganda sinks to a new low.... December 22, 2008
Rebdent (TEXAS)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I couldn't even make it through this joke of a movie. Decent cast with the worst script ever laced with an agenda and biased outlook make this movie look like some crap that was made for TV by PBS or something. The basics of the movie are that EVERY soldier that goes to Iraq comes back either in a body bag or in pieces, ignoring the fact that more Marines have died in motorcycle crashes than in combat in Iraq. It portrays every soldier as some drunk lunatic fool. Of course that's what hollywood thinks anybody that enlists in a 100% VOLUNTEER army is, even though they constantly profess they are "against the war but support the troops". You'd be hard pressed to find many people that are pleased with how the conflict in Iraq has gone from the beginning but this movie is just nonsensical over the top garbage propaganda. The movie had plenty of potential if it would have been more realistic. Maybe then it would have been easier to write some decent dialogue for the cast to work with.
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