The Veteran (2011)










12 thoughts on “The Veteran (2011)

  1. the war movie buff says:

    It gets a 60% rating on Rotten Tomatoes so most critics liked it. There were a few movies like this (PTSD vet continues his war back home) after the first wave of Vietnam War movies. Most (all?) were trash like Gordon’s War and Dead Presidents. This sounds better. It is on Netflix Instant so I may get to watch it in the near future. Will I like it?

    Good luck on your trip!

    • I’m back from my trip.
      Hmmm, would you like it. I’m not sure. The message is a bit weird. I really didn’t understand what they wanted to say. It was interesting to see how dorky he was on his missions.

      • the war movie buff says:

        I just watched it and it is entertaining, but certainly not a war movie. I especially give credit for the unconventional ending. Very powerful. The biggest problem was the gymnastics necessary to create a justification for him to go after two sets of bad guys.

      • Not in the strict sense of the word, no but entertaining, yes. A bit weird too, I’m not sure what the political agenda was.
        I liked that he failed so often and the ending is just another aspect of it, makes t believable. Not just a hero tale.
        I feel pity for all those veterans who return and nobody cares what they become.

  2. This movie was OK, but its a bit of a weird fish. Its not really a ‘war movie’ and apart from the main character being the titled ‘Veteran’ its more of a vigilante gang type movie with a kind of half arsed side story….well…thats being unfair to actual half arsed side stories…more like 2 1/4 arsed side stories mashed into one rambling narrative.

    But you can enjoy it for what it is. Some bloke gunning down waves of Chavs…thats the correct pommy lingo I believe, if your an Aussie swap the word out for Bogans.

    So I say its a bit of a misnomer, doesn’t really deal with real issues affecting returning veterans from modern conflicts and is more an homage to those disgruntled ticking time bomb Vietnam Vet vigilante movies of the 70’s and 80’s.

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