Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk FILM REVIEW
Billy Lynn and Bravo Squad are the guests of honor at a football game in Ang Lee's BILLY LYNN'S LONG HALFTIME WALK.
19-year-old Billy Lynn is brought home for a victory tour after a harrowing Iraq battle. Through flashbacks the film shows what really happened to his squad - contrasting the realities of war with America's perceptions.
** Stars
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Director: Ang Lee
Screenplay: Jean-Christophe Castelli based on the novel by Ben Fountain
Starring: Joe Alwyn, Garrett Hedlund, Vin Diesel, Chris Tucker, Steve Martin, Kristen Stewart
Rated R for language throughout, some war violence, sexual content, and brief drug use
Running Time: 1 hour 50 minutes
Rating Scale:
***** = Outstanding ****1/2 = Excellent **** = Very Good ***1/2 = Above Average
*** = Good **1/2 = Mediocre ** = Fair *1/2 = Poor * = Bad 1/2* = Abysmal
