Patriots Day

I cried more than once, it's seeming that the older I'm getting, the more I tend to allow moments that are portrayed the way they are in this hard-hitting film go right through my brain to the heart center and trip me up, making me fall with a lot of downward force on my emotional facade, breaking it into so many pieces, I can't count them. Just to TRY to imagine what those people went through that day hits you so damn hard--it just punches you in the gut! You really want to catch the "a-holes who did this" and just rip them apart. Well, things follow through, quite remarkably for me. I'm no five-star-experienced-movie-critic, but this one, I believe, covered all the bases. Mark Wahlberg did an excellent job, as well as a masterful performance turned in by J.K. Simmons. The shootout in the small town in which he is Police Chief was to the point, graphic, loud, and fantastically done. Kudos to Berg. I don't get why this one didn't do better at the box office. This is a great movie. Get it.

I had followed the Boston Marathon bombing in the news, so I was curious as to how this movie would be. I've always liked the actors who are in this movie so bought it out of curiosity. My husband and I watched it using his surround sound with his large screen TV. We were glued to the TV and overwhelmed by all that was happening! The shoot out on the street with the two police officers and the two terrorists was extremely realistic and earth shattering! Our son is a police detective so to see something like that had our hearts pounding like crazy! Probably some scenes were enhanced to make the movie more interesting than reality, but nevertheless, this movie is one of the best ones I've watched in a long time!

Since this was a true story, and living just a few miles away from Watertown, this movie was very intense for me. Watertown is a very quiet, middle class town and it's still hard to believe that happened there. Great movie and cast.I did wish the movie had spent a few minutes on each of the victims who died. I know it did on Officer Collier but wish it had given some time to Martin, Lu and Krystle. I was also surprised it didn't show a brief scene of Jeff Bauman and Carlos Arredondo since they were kinda the face of the bombing. Probably because they've had a lot of attention. Also, we don't swear THAT much.

Got this for my husband for his birthday

We know that Marky Mark's character is a composite and modeled after no one in particular. That's important right out of the gate because to not know that would require stretching the credulity of his character beyond reason. No one person could be as ubiquitous as the one he portrays. But what his character lacks in cinema verite, it more than makes up for in authenticity regarding his interactions, use of regional nomenclature, and accent. Despite the hacked accents of Goodman and select others, Wahlberg nails it...as he should...since he grew up in the environs of Boston - in one scene, Wahlberg approaches a Yankees fan and warns him that he might get "tuned up" for wearing a Yankees hat. Never has this Bostonian heard the term "tuned up" except while growing up in the Boston suberbs (have lived in Raleigh, Florida, and Atlanta since and traveled the world and have never heard "tuned up" since departing the northeast).The action in the movie is faithful to what Bostonians and Watertown citizens (Wattahtown if pronounced correctly) experienced. The older brother became known as speedbump in the local talk shows because of the real-life portrayal of his younger brother running him over while making his escape. And the action never ends.If you have a Dolby Atmos system, the sounds of the two explosions are astounding with debris feeling like it's raining over you from your ceiling .Overall, a non-stop thrill fest that will leave you exhausted as you feel like you've been in the scenes actually participating throughout the movie. A very satisfying watch.And you will likely have a renewed appreciation for what police do for us everyday in contrast to the toxic waste being thrown at them by leftists and anarchists everyday in our country.GoBoSox

Bought Patriots Day (movie) for my husband. He likes it very much. Highly recommend.

Used DVD performed well. It came quickly and was as described. Good deal!

I understand Mark Wahlberg's character is a blend of several individuals to give the film more continuity, but everything else is true to life. A great illustration of how hard the police work to keep us safe. I'll definitely be watching this multiple times.