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WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

Taraparain Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

Teddie Blake The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

ytoshiya This is unbelievable movie which actually happened in real life. We have to learn what we've done in history cuz I'm Japanese.

funnyman-43105 I know that it is hopeless to think that a movie can possibly live up to that of the original book, but come on Angelina? Really? This was a terrible terrible TERRIBLE adaptation of the story. There is absolutely no character development. You learn a total of two names the whole movie! I can't possibly imagine Zemperini himself would have given this "movie" more than 1 star. There is an obscene amount of development and crucial events left out of this film. All the heart and gut wrenching sections of the book are turned into a sloppy two second portrayal of entire chapters. I honestly think Angelina was sitting there thumbing through the book and thought "oh, we better put this CRUCIAL event into the movie, um. Louie, go stand over there and look dazed, perfect, got it." COME ON! It made me so sad to have read the book and then see this pathetic attempt to relay even a fraction of the story. SO SO SO SO much is left out. If I hadn't read the book I would have been completely lost. The Bird was a complete sociopath, absolute lunatic that I sincerely hope is somewhere very hot right now. This movie showed him as a disgruntled guard that was a little power hungry. COME ON, ANGELINA!!!!!!! At least try to put some depth to him. Did you even read the book?????? At the end of the movie I was so surprised that it was over. I thought this can't possibly be it. There is so much left out. Made me very very very sad to think that this is the movie representation that a great man is remembered by...... agh.....

Michael Ledo This is based on the true story of Olympic Gold Medalist Louie Zamperini (Jack O'Connell) and his internment in a Japanese POW camp. As a POW war film, it wasn't as good as many of the fictional offerings. The intent of the film was to be inspirational. Louie lived by the motto, "If I can take it, I can make it," not my first choice for a life motto. Apparently it is his spirit that was "Unbroken" as they broke his body and damaged his mind. He was held captive by "The Bird" (Takamasa Ishihara) a man who talked to Louie like a dysfunctional lover saying, "Don't look at me." to the point nausea.At one point the troops are moved and as a bombardier, Louie had to personally see the damaged his kind caused, but there was no emotional, "what have we done" scene. In fact at the end, he credits his faith as carrying him through his internment and surviving enhanced interrogation techniques, yet we see minimal evidence of that while he was imprisoned.It is a film that fails to convey the message that was in the book, except as a post script. At one point I had a Mel Brooks moment and thought what a great musical this could be using the songs, R-E-S-P-E-C-T, and "Working in a Coal Mine." My bad. This was a limited inspirational adaptation.Guide: No f-bombs, or sex. Male rear nudity.

adonis98-743-186503 After a near-fatal plane crash in WWII, Olympian Louis Zamperini spends a harrowing 47 days in a raft with two fellow crewmen before he's caught by the Japanese navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp. Despite some good heartfelt moments and a good perfomance from Jack O'Connell Angelina Jolie's Unbroken doesn't hit the dramatic impact that it might wanted to give since it's long, it moves slow and some of the casting choices are not that good. Overall a film that sounded interesting in mind but was handled rather poorly on Screen. (5/10)