Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk(2016)

Ratings

IMDb- 7.3/10

Rotten tomatoes- 48%

My Reviewal- 2.8/5

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk is a 2016 war drama film directed by Ang Lee and written by Jean-Christophe Castelli, based on the novel of the same name by Ben Fountain. The film stars Joe Alwyn, Kristen Stewart, Garrett Hedlund, Vin Diesel, Steve Martinand Chris Tucker. Principal photography began in early April 2015 in Georgia. The film is a co-production between the United States, the United Kingdom and China.

The film had its world premiere at the 54th New York Film Festival on October 14, 2016, and was released in the United States on November 11, 2016, in 3D by TriStar Pictures. It received mixed reviews from critics and has grossed $13 million.

Plot

Billy Lynn is a 19-year-old Army specialist fighting in Iraq. After he and his comrades barely survive a tense battle that receives broad news coverage, they are celebrated as heroes and brought back home by the Department of Defense. In the United States, they go on a promotional tour across the country that ends at the halftime show of the Dallas Cowboys' traditional Thanksgiving home game. There, Lynn recounts the tragic memories of the war and losing his sergeant in a firefight.