Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016)
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Drama , War
Joe Alwyn , Garrett Hedlund , Arturo Castro , Mason Lee , Astro , Beau Knapp , Ismael Cruz Cordova , Barney Harris , Vin Diesel ,
Steve Martin , Chris Tucker , Kristen Stewart , Makenzie Leigh , Ben Platt , Bruce McKinnon
Ang Lee
IMDB 113
2016
Two-time Academy Award® winner Ang Lee brings his extraordinary vision to Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk| based on the widely-acclaimed| bestselling novel. The
film is told from the point of view of 19-year-old private Billy Lynn (newcomer Joe Alwyn) who| along with his fellow soldiers in Bravo Squad| becomes a hero after a
harrowing Iraq battle and is brought home temporarily for a victory tour. Through flashbacks| culminating at the spectacular halftime show of the Thanksgiving Day
football game| the film reveals what really happened to the squad - contrasting the realities of the war with America's perceptions. The film also stars Kristen
Stewart| Chris Tucker| Garrett Hedlund| with Vin Diesel| and Steve Martin. Lee used new technology| shooting at an ultra-high frame rate for the first time in film
history| to create an immersive digital experience helping him dramatize war in a way never seen before. Lee directed and produced the film| from a screenplay by
Jean-Christophe ...
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk has noble goals, but lacks a strong enough screenplay to achieve them -- and its visual innovations are often merely distracting.