It's a tough, stark view of the order of things, one that guides Chris in his subsequent career as a Navy SEAL sniper and one that has, with some modification, informed much of the work of Clint Eastwood, the director of “American Sniper.” Faithful in
The horrors of war have been well-documented in popular fiction for years, but few war stories feel as punishing as Clint Eastwood's American Sniper. There's little glory to be found here. That's the point. Enlisting to serve is a
American Sniper is imperfect and at times a little corny, but also ambivalent and complicated in ways that are uniquely Eastwoodian.
Warner Bros. will expand "American Sniper" into a nationwide release on Jan. 16 — the day after Oscar nominations are announced. Paramount's "Selma" also scored solidly with $322,000 at 19 locations in New York, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and
American Sniper is imperfect and at times a little corny, but also ambivalent and complicated in ways that are uniquely Eastwoodian.