1. willlybrand

   9

   This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sitting down to write about the “The Tillman Storyâ€� makes me recall the same emotions that the movie evokes, and frustration is at the forefront. I want to start by writing about the premise, the story of an intelligent young man who was a successful football player, who ended up dying while fighting in war. But that is exactly what Pat Tillman, the late protagonist, wouldn’t want. In addition, Pat Tillman was the only thing the country was talking about for several months in 2004. And then I want to extol the artistic merits of the story-telling in this movie, and how it carefully peels away at the truth behind his death. But ultimately the film-making qualities aren’t what make this movie worth seeing. After that, I want to explain why “The Tillman Storyâ€� is simultaneously wonderful and terrible… wonderful in that it shines light on a shadow that deserves to be exposed, but terrible for how the viewer feels after seeing what was there. It is not the movie itself that is terrible, but instead how the story makes you feel after seeing it. But these descriptions are better left for the movie to tell. “The Tillman Storyâ€� is worth seeing, and even more so if you are an American. It provides glimpses into the US military complex and it’s mechanisms of self preservation. It details a family’s experience with the death of one of their own. It will give you a mix of reactions and emotions, with no real final answer to the issues at stake. If you are looking for a light-hearted romp, or a documentary about the latest easy-going topic-du-jour, “The Tillman Storyâ€� isn’t the right place to start. I rated this movie 5/5 stars because director Amir Bar-Lev succeeds on all counts .… Expand

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2. Tony

   9

   A powerful, disturbing look into the corruption behind the military cover-up of Pat Tillman's death, but it also presents a look at Tillman's life--one that does not fit the mold of your typical American military hero. The Bush Administration can not be very happy about any of this resurfacing because it is clearly damning. The people responsible for this should be brought to justice, but that seems pretty unlikely.… Expand

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3. shaunmed

   3

   soldiers die and governments try to make them into heroes. whats so shocking about that? what baffles me is that you sign up to go fight in a war, you get killed, and then people make the death out to be more tragic than any other death. war = tragic. nothing new here, move on.… Expand

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