Nonureva Really Surprised!

Protraph Lack of good storyline.

Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

wraptile This movie jumps into every war movie trope and struggles to keep up with any of them. It's like they got 10 directors who wanted to make a war movie and they ended up with this pointless spaghetti. Seems like the movie wants to show how complicated war is but ends up showing nothing.

namashi_1 Two Time Academy-Award Winner for Best Director, Ang Lee is back with 'Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk'. And heartbreakingly, this is the weakest film by the prolific director to date. Despite sincere efforts, this War-Drama is a misfire!'Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk' Synopsis: 19-year-old Billy Lynn is brought home for a victory tour after a harrowing Iraq battle. Through flashbacks the film shows what really happened to his squad - contrasting the realities of war with America's perceptions.The biggest problem with 'Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk' is its unappealing Writing. Jean-Christophe Castelli's Screenplay, which is based on the novel by the same name by Ben Fountain, trembles. Billy Lynn's struggle in the war zone & the after effects once he returns home, are barely engaging. The Writing doesn't hold you or move, unfortunately! Ang Lee isn't in form this time around. His Direction leaves a lot to be desired. Cinematography & Editing are fine. Art & Costume Design are classy.Performance-Wise: Joe Alwyn as Billy Lynn, is the sole saving grace. He delivers an excellent performance from start to end. He has the potential to go places, given the right scripts. Kristen Stewart as Billy's older sister, tries to make the most out of her limited role. Chris Tucker is okay, while Steve Martin is wasted. And Vin Diesel is as usual. On the whole, 'Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk' is a poor show.

Bizuno Z Another Ang Lee's film. Just like every of his film, «Billy Lynn's long halftime walk» is such a brilliant picture. It touched me a lot when Shroom died, and it was also at that moment I actually realised how dangerous it could be in the war. When the danger is everywhere, the only thing that we can do is trying our best not to be killed by the enemy. In this film, we can also notice that the Americans don't really understand what they do. Everyone has his own point of view of their identity. For some people, they are the hero of America; for the film producer, they are just "idea" or "story"; and for the dancers in the scene of Beyoncé, they are noting. By the way, the visual effect is fantastic. Wish that I could have seen it in the cinema. Excellent job.

LeonLouisRicci A Cultural Contemplation on War, Religion, Commercialism, Hypocrisy, Heroism, and the U.S.A.'s Hedonistic Hubris. Ang Lee's Technically Impressive Film is a High-End Exploration of Americana as it Exists in the 21st Century.Sharp, but Not Biting, Satire is Expressed as the Movie Unfolds the sometimes Unsettling Story of an Iraq War "Hero" that becomes a National Celebrity (read commodity) along with His "Bravo" Squad as They are Paraded Pathetically in Front of 40 Million Viewers at a Half-Time Show on Thanksgiving in Dallas.What goes on is a Spectacle that should have Thinking, Feeling, Patriotic Americans "Up In Arms" at the Exploitation, Political Hackery, and Hoodwinking by the Country's Elite.The Movie is about "Life During (and after) Wartime". America's Invading Involvement in Iraq (the movie takes place in 2004) and its Political Motivations are Touched but by No Means Explored In Depth, either Philosophically or Economically.The Thrust is a Personal Story of One Man's Inability to be Mature Enough or Intelligent Enough to Comprehend the Consumption of the War by the Public or anything Conclusive about just What the Hell is Going On, both Over There and Over Here. He Doesn't have any Answers just Feelings for His Squad and Their "Fate".It's a Thought Consuming Colorful Presentation of Glitz and Glimmer. America's Fascination with Ultra-Shallow Patriotic Platitudes and Surface Shams Produced to Keep the Citizenry Distracted and "Drugged" by Eye Candy and Adrenalin Highs that are Momentarily Satisfying and Exhausting.Note...Much has been made of the Director's vision of high frame rate resulting in revolutionary directions in Film-Making. None of that means a hill of beans in the final analysis. This is a Story first and razzle-dazzle second and any second now serious Filmmakers won't give a hoot and a holler about all that. It will all become inconsequential and inappropriate except for its gimmickry.