American Sniper

We might have been the last people in Texas, but we finally got around to watching American Sniper last night. 

I didn’t feel like this was a film I would want to see in a theater, but we did record it as soon as it became available on pay-per-view.  Then we just held on to it, waiting for the right time.

We knew it was going to be well done.  In spite of being snubbed at the Oscars, it was the American Film Institute’s Film of the Year for 2014.  It did get five Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actor, but only got the award for Best Sound Editing. In case you’ve forgotten, the Academy’s Best Picture award went to Birdman, and the Best Actor award to Eddie Redmayne for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything.

We also knew that it was an important film, and one that would be difficult to watch.  We were right on all counts.

Just in case we weren’t the last people to see this film, I strongly recommend it.  I can’t guarantee that you’ll enjoy it, but it is one you need to see.