bchiasson1 The acting was superb across the board, the screen write was great, and the picture was top notch. This is one movie that I regret not hearing about, three great actors that really showed true potential. I would agree this isn't a movie to see if you are a fan of comedy, it is very emotional and heart wrenching at times

851222 Greetings from Lithuania."Last Flag Flying" (2017) has to say something about war and politics. It does not like either of them. What i did like about this movie was not its message, perhaps, but acting and writing. On its core its a 2 hours road movie with some war veterans who share some dark secret. There are no revelations at the end of they journey, but there is some sort of accomplishment of what they did on the road.Overall, while "Last Flag Flying" isn't as good as Richard Linklater's previous movies (far from it), i did enjoy this picture entirely because of veteran actors doing good job and reading fine lines. This is a very anti-war movie without a war and a solid road drama.

fmd-41656 This was a movie made for those of us who came of age in the 1960s. If you had some military background, it is even more meaningful to you. It transitions from those "old days" to today in a unique way. Bryan Cranston is excellent in his role as an ex-Marine who was originally from New York as is Laurence Fishburne, the bad dud turned minister. Steve Carell's character says little, but he comes across well as an ex-Navy Corpsman type. The story line interweaves three men's camaraderie and experience with "the system" with today's military. The old veterans have that distrust of the US government which was prevalent in those who served during Vietnam or who came of age during that same time frame. That distrust carries over to more recent times with the lies that Carell's character "Doc" gets as the official story of how his only son dies as a Marine in Iraq. The three veterans all question what happened now and then, and find many answers along their way to their destination at a cemetery in New Hampshire. This is a well done film that I would also classify as a film that will have much more appeal to men than women, especially older guys in their late 60s or 70s. It is a lot better than many of the films that were nominated for Academy Awards this year (2018) and one of those films where you shake your head and say why no Oscar? It's a great film.

scott-logan-197-874075 Dramatic, poignant, serious, and yet delightfully light hearted. It's about young men at war and the old men returned from war and their memories and the remarkably incommon issues they have handled and moved forward each in their own way. As a retired military combat veteran myself I loved it. The acting is superb by all the players and the story is just memorable and touching in a good way. Needless to say again I loved it for so many reasons. Also, in my view it's an exceptional story of how young men change and adapt to life circumstances whether they are combat veteran or not.