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""Dad, you have to get me out of here."" It is all written on the faces, the harried father who desperately seeks the whereabouts of his son after a tour in Iraq, the others who served with the young man, their proud military bearing and soft-spoken reverence for authority belied by what they have seen and done in service to their country. In this powerful, haunting tale, the rigors of war fall upon the survivors. Hank Deerfield (Tommy Lee Jones), ex-career military, leaves his home in Tennessee, wife (Susan Sarandon) waiting anxiously behind. Hank's last words: "I'll find him." Setting off in his pickup truck, Hank heads for his Mike Deerfield's military base. There are insufficient answers to ease a troubled father's mind. Hoping to circumvent the military police, Hank requests the help of Detective Emily Sanders, a young woman much derided by her fellow detectives. Resistant to Deerfield's imprecations, Sanders at allows him to accompany her to the scene of a recent crime, the mutilation and burning of an unidentified victim. Once the victim is identified we come to the heart of the film- the reasons for a brutal slaying that straddles the border of military and civilian jurisdiction. Clinging to his rigorous daily standards, military corners on his motel bed, spit-shining his shoes each night before the terrible revelations of the next day, Deerfield is the contemporary American father, patriotic, hard-working, respectful of the institution that has formed the backbone of his life and that of his family. But everything he believes is challenged by the facts, piece by disheartening piece, all pointing towards an institution overwhelmed by the necessities of an ongoing war and the collateral damage inflicted on those who honor their country's call. Director Haggis is circumspect- at no time does he disrespect the military or the soldiers who serve their nation. But he cuts to the heart of war as etched on the face of one parent who bears the unbearable, the loss of a son in circumstances that baffle and disturb him. Reviewing snippets of film accessed from his son's cell phone, Deerfield watches his son's reactions to the stresses of war, the moral dilemmas faced daily by soldiers in combat. Returning home, these young men are as tightly coiled as when in Iraq, struggling to integrate in a world that has moved on. As the detective slowly unravels a web of deceit engineered by the army, Deerfield hovers nearby, unable to return home without answers. Those he receives do little to lessen his pain, the internal struggle writ clear on the actor's face, more powerful than the declarations of the guilty, the smooth, untroubled faces of Mike's friends. One laments, "I couldn't wait to get out of Iraq. After two weeks here, I wish I could go back." This portrait of loss is scathing and painful, with no villain to blame, save the grim realities of war in the modern age, when powerful machines of destruction are wielded by the flesh and blood of fallible humans. David slays Goliath in the Valley of Elah, but this is a monster of our own making, the nature of war and its necessary, if inhuman demands. With a superior supporting cast (Charlize Theron, Susan Sarandon, Jason Patrick), Jones stands alone, much like his character, his grief relentless. Luan Gaines/2008. "Valley of Ellah" This maybe a film with artistic merit but the thing I dislke about this film genre just like any other dealing with an unpopular war is that it just becomes a liberal ideologue's feast.The conservative value and securi- concerns are arbitrarily dismissed or worse demonized.Especially now that a tsunami of liberalism is swee- ping America Hollywood surely will come out soon with more films treating world security as the villain's illusion. "In the Valley of Elah - Blu-ray Info" Version: U.S.A / Region Free Aspect ratio: 2.40:1 VC-1 BD-25 Running time: 2:01:17 Movie size: 20,86 GB Disc size: 23,32 GB Average video bit rate: 17.14 Mbps Dolby TrueHD 5.1 16-bit English DD AC3 5.1 640Kbps English / French / Spanish Subtitles: English SDH / French / Spanish Number of chapters: 27 #After Iraq and Coming Home - Documentary (43 min) #Deleted scenes (6 min) "Another Piece of Fiction Claiming to Be Based on True Events" As soon as I saw the, "Based on True Events" disclaimer at the beginning of the film, I immediately became suspicious that the film would use dramatic license too liberally. And it did. Yes, some soldiers murdered another soldier. Yes, they tried to burn the remains. But that's where the similarities end. This is just another despicable, "The war is making baby killers out of our boys" film that exploits a true life tragedy to advance anti-war sentiment...and dishonors the other brave men and women who did serve honorably in Iraq. Everything else depicted in the film did not happen--no cell phone with graphic videos of events in Iraq, no father doing his own detective work, no fried chicken after the murder, no brother who also got killed in Iraq, no assisting female detective, no sexist pig detectives, no suicide, no stonewalling military police, no city police unwilling to investigate... One word sums this movie up perfectly--fraud. If it were just a work of fiction, fine. But instead it tries to dupe the audience into thinking it's real by claiming it's based on true events. "Valley of Elah" a slow and twisting plot line. excellent acting. original story. no real surprises, but the actors work very well together and the movie reveals itself. too intense for children, but a great movie with very little real war footage.
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What our customer's say! ""In the Valley of Elah" is a magnificently acted film worthy of your attention and viewing.", This film speaks volumes through Tommy Lee Jones's eyes and not through excessive dialogue on his part. In short, due to Amazon's decent synopsis and other high quality reviews that reveal much of the plot, perhaps too much, I will simply say that this film is about the aftermath of war when a vet comes home, disillusionment, family love, and government bureaucracies as a father goes in search of his AWOL son who recently returned from a harrowing tour of duty in Iraq. He quickly discovers that his son was murdered and that between government agencies either shirking their responsibilities and others all gung ho to put their "case closed" stamp on the file he isn't getting the answers he needs or is entitled to get. Although this is a murder mystery, it is a terrific character study as well with Tommy Lee Jones giving nearly his best performance in his career. We slowly watch him break down inch by inch from the spit and polish ex-MP to the devastated father trying to make sense out of the senseless loss of his son when he was supposed to be "safe" at home. Also, as with all Paul Haggis films, Million Dollar Baby, Crash, and others, this film also tries to look at the universal themes I've already noted earlier. Fortunately, Haggis decides to let the actors' expressions and eyes tell the story more than his usual heavy-handed screenplay for which he as often be accused of being to preachy or sentimental (both avoided here). The Hits: (1) Magnificent acting by all. Jones is in top form and was worthy of another Oscar for this film (he won for The Fugitive). Charlize Theron, an Oscar-winner for Monster, is occasionally guilty of over-acting here, but is very good nevertheless, and a woefully underused Susan Sarandon, Oscar-winner for Dead Man Walking, is terrific in the limited screen time she is given. (2) The plot is deceptively simple and not burdened with Haggis's usual heavy-handed preaching whether as director or writer. I love his movies, but I have to admit that his critics are mostly correct regarding this aspect of his films. (3) Nice use of universal themes. As an English teacher I really like it when a film isn't pigeoned-holed into one genre so tightly that there isn't any breathing room. Like I said before, this film is "deceptively simple" as it is a military murder mystery, but its exploration of themes that we can all relate to make it so much more than that. (4) I love symbolism in films as longer as they aren't silly or over-the-top and both Lee's character obsessed with order to the point that he unnecessarily makes his hotel bed as if he's still in the military or the two key scenes regarding the upside down American flag (be sure to pay attention to those moments) are excellent examples of symbolisms in film that work and quietly so. The Misses: (1) As I said before, Theron is very good, but she's is a bit hammy in a few places in this film. The whole scene near the end where she's knocking papers off a bureaucrat's desk is just not convincing to me and nor are her exaggerated facial expression at times. While an excellent dramatic actress most of the time, she seems a bit out of place in this film and not at the top of her game. (2) Susan Sarandon has earned more screen time than she was given. I honestly don't know how I would have added to her role, but surely more scenes with her as the angry, grieving parent mad at her son's gruesome and senseless murder and her husband for either pushing her kids overtly or by silent expectation into the military. (3) There is a totally unnecessary topless bar scene in the film with the rather stunning Francis Fisher, Rose's mom in Titanic. Yeah, I get the point in that Lee's character treats her with respect in spite of her "job" and is unflinching to her nudity, but it just wasn't necessary in this film in my view. I'm no prude by any means, but I just don't like gratuitous nudity in films that feel they must earn their "R" rating somehow. I think this is a film that will require multiple viewings to get the full depth of the story. I look forward to watching it again as it has earned a place on my DVD library. "Dehumanizing effect of the Iraq war", War is always ugly. It does not matter where it is fought or by whom. Soldiers are active participants in surival games that require them to kill with or without reason in order to preserve their won life or the lives of the people around them. This story is a story of the current generation of young people going to Iraq. They are used to video cameras, simple comforts of every day life, while long stays in a third world country like Iraq are having lasting effects on their psyche. Tommy Lee Jones plays a father whose sons goes AWOL. He is convinced that if his son is missing, there must be a valid reason and decides to launch his own investigation. When a body was found just outside of the city and identified as remains of his son, he is determined to find a person that committed the crime. Local police and military police fight over jurisdiction and the right to investigate the crime. Is it that military wants to keep this hush-hush, or that the local police does not want another murder on their worksheet? Caught in the battle are the grief stricken father and a female police officer, herself a victim of endless sexist torture at the workplace. What is mesmerizing is the way that a young man was killed (over 40 stab wounds with the knife, body cut up in pieces and burned). Even more troubling is the discovery that it was his military buddies who did it. What sort of experience do these young men go through to be able to kill in the most gruesome way one of their own? Are they sociopaths enabled even more by their participation in a war where killing is a part of the daily life, or just irrevocably damaged goods with no shred of consience left? Tommy Lee Jones is so good in this role. This film will make one think abour consequences of war and its affect on people for a long time. It redefines humanity and what it means to different people. "GOOD PERFOMANCES CAN'T SAVE THIS OVERLY LONG DRAMA!", 'In The Valley Of Elah is an interesting story with good perfomances by Jones, Sarandon and Theron, but the film's snail pace had me wanting to fast forward at times. Although the story is interesting and sad, showing that war destroys more than the obvious. It's not like we haven't seen this stuff before and I felt like I knew where it was going long before the end of the movie. It's an OK watch about a 2 1/2 star rating, but it's really nothing new. "Typical Anti-war, Anti-American, Hollywood Communist Crap", Well, the liberals in Hollywood have produced another anti-American propaganda film. To be certain, all war is hell, rotten, miserable, Godless, and ashamedly horrible. Man's inhumanity to man began in the Garden of Eden not the Valley of Elah. And, by the way, the liberal atheist commies couldn't get the battle of David and Goliath correct...no mention of Yahweh, the God of Israel; no mention of who David is; no mention of the insult of the Philistine's against the true God of Israel (the liberals mention that this is not a true story)...truly typical of the commie liberal Hollywood elites. Prepare to see more and more US flags hung upside-down, and worse than that, God Himself lied about and distorted. Satan sure is having a 'field-day'. If you want to feel miserable about who you are and the lousy wars of American history, and the Republican government; then watch this crappy communist propaganda film and enjoy what little time we all have left. "An Important Movie.....", I have only a few words to say about "In The Valley of Elah". This is a movie that EVERYONE should watch. Not just for the fact that it is a good movie, but as a reminder of what our men and women are having to go through in the service of our country. Anyone that has a son or daughter or relative that is considering going into the service should highly consider watching this movie with that person before enlisting. 
Read this reviews before You buy... "The movie of Jones", In the first place, the camera should not have left Jones. Superb performance as usual. It is an affecting movie that touches every heart. I strongly recommend this title. "In the Valley of Elah", Tommy Lee Jones and Charlize Theron give stand out performance in this drama about a retired Army Sergeant, played by Jones, trying to find out why his son has gone missing after returning from Iraq. His investigation takes him from his sons closest friends in the military to local bars and a restaurant. He gets the assistance of a female police detective, played by Theron, that is first reluctant but then more than understanding of his concern. The support cast were excellent and do a fine job making the story come to life. I am a fan of Lee's anyway, but this movie is well worth owning because of the acting, directing, story, sets, and music. Great quality DVD with good replayability. If you enjoyed this be sure to catch "Courage Under Fire" "The Package", and "Off Limits". - C. Luster "an excellent dvd", a little drawn out , but well worth the money and time invested in this movie it gives us all a little insight on what goes on in the military and since it is based on a true story it is well worth adding to anyones dvd collection. "Power of the Media", This film is solid in terms of acting and direction. The story is exciting and well constructed. But the film subtly projects a message (subtle in that it is hidden in Tommy Lee Jones's quest to solve his son's murder) that our soldiers in Iraq are self-destructive psychos with no moral fiber. War is, indeed, hell. But it does take two to fight, another truism. It is very easy to criticize when all seems to be secure; our soldiers are fighting to protect our security. The main thing that I got out of this taut drama is that the media can manipulate our sentiments. When Jones flew the flag at the end, I thought he was going to fly it the proper way to honor his son. I was surprised. "Complicated Characters Brilliantly Portrayed", Usually when I'm told that anyone is "complicated," I shy away, having too often found the term a cover for someone who is a self-dramatizing bore. However this movie presents complicated people who are inherently interesting, and a complicated situation that is inherently moving and not just a layer-cake of contrived emotion. This might be one of the few movies you'll see that does NOT assume a young enlisted person who fought in Iraq is automatically "a hero." In fact, much of the compelling drama of this film revolves around the viewer's discovery of just how unheroic young Mike Deerfield was. The disillusionment is made all the more poignant in that we see it through the eyes of the young man's father when he goes to his son's state-side base to find out the circumstances of the young man's grisly death. The disappointment in who his son had grown up to be comes in subtle ways at first, as when Tommy Lee Jones goes to Mike's regular off-duty hangout and finds it's a sleazy strip-joint. One could dismiss that - boys will be boys. But the realization of the young man's character flaws starts to go deeper. Two mysteries haunt this drama. The first is the obvious one about who killed the young man. But the second mystery, the one that is legitimately complicated, revolves around how this young man, born with so much promise, could have devolved into such a flawed and actually corrupt human being. Was it his father's stern military influence skewing the boy to place more emphasis on spit-and-polish appearance than on warm human exchange? Was it the brutalizing circumstances of the guerilla war in Iraq? Was it humankind's innate propensity for evil? The bonus material on this DVD includes one particularly telling outtake. I usually agree with Director's decisions about which scenes were best left on the cutting room floor. But in this case, the main outtake would have added a lot to the character study. In any case, be sure to check it out in the DVD extras. Susan Sarandon doesn't have a great deal to do in this movie, and outside of one or two wrenching scenes, is almost wasted in the role of the quietly suffering, marginalized wife. However Tommy Lee Jones gives a tour de force performance, really making us feel the consequences of a family's emotional estrangement. This is a memorable film all the way around. |
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