Cast: Ryan Phillippe, Abbie Cornish, Channing Tatum, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ciar‡n Hinds, Timothy Olyphant, Victor Rasuk and Rob Brown
Director: Kimberly Peirce
Studio Synopsis: It is ridiculously hot, the kind of heat that causes asphalt to shimmer like a mirage. The infrequent wind only kicks up fluffy cotton tufts and dust. Nonetheless, the occasional green onion field flashes by, a testament to modern irrigation, determination and the old fashioned migrant labor that tends to the land. This is Brazos, Texas and it is home to Staff Sgt. Brandon King (Ryan Phillippe) and Sgt. Steve Shriver (Channing Tatum). They are returning as war heroes in a tin can of a bus, alongside their wartime buddies. They will take a bow in front of cheering hometown crowds and then they will try to resume civilian life as Brandon King and Steve Shriver, best childhood friends. They went to war with noble, patriotic intentions, they served valiantly and now they will try to leave it behind. Friends and family helpÑespecially Michele (Abbie Cornish), SteveÕs fiancŽe, who is like a sister to Brandon. Still, the ghosts of Iraq follow them home and manifest in drunken brawls, deteriorating marriages and fraying friendships. Brandon, the squad leader, tries to hold his comrades together. Then, unexpectedly, Brandon receives orders to return to Iraq. Invoking a measure called Stop-Loss, the Army indefinitely extends BrandonÕs enlistment. It upends his entire world and as he struggles to make sense of it, he turns to one of the only people he can trustÑMichele. She becomes his confidante and accomplice, even as Steve tries to bring his friend and former CO to his senses and, ultimately, back to the military. Love and loyalty are tested as Brandon King, decorated war hero, goes AWOL. With MicheleÕs help, he races across the United StatesÑa fugitive from justice in the country he fought to protectÑin search of a way out of his predicament.
Rating: R
Running Time: 112 minutes
Official Web site: http://www.stoplossmovie.com/
Trailer: http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/stoploss/
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Reviews:
EDGE Miami (A-)
Local 10 (2 out of 4 stars)
Metromix South Florida (3 out of 5 stars)
The Miami Herald (2 out of 4 stars)
New Times Broward-Palm Beach
The Palm Beach Post (B+)
The Sun-Sentinel (2 1/2 out of 4 stars)
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