Reviews of "Unbroken" and "American Sniper"

10 Questions with American Sniper Chris Kyle

NEW YORK (WABC) --

He was one of a generation often called America"s greatest and this is the story of how Louie Zamperini survived a crash and spent 47 days at sea, and spent 2.5 years in a Japanese prison camp and remained "Unbroken"

Is an epic in the grand tradition of World War II movies.

The book that inspired this brought tears to my eyes but the film didn"t move me quite as much though. I find it remarkable that Angelia Jolie, a movie star with just one film to her credit as a director, can make a movie of such depth, complexity, and scope.

"I wanted to know how he grew as a man and how he endured," Jolie said.

Jack O"Connell as "Louie" heads a fine cast, and the film benefits from having so few of the actors be well known to us and makes it all the more believable.

Never more so than with the inspired choice of Japanese rock star Miyavi to play the evil "Watanabe"

More than half a century separates this one from the conflict in Iraq, but "American Sniper" is an equally compelling war movie and it also tells a true story.

"I"m willing to meet my creator and answer for every shot I took," said Chris Kyle, in the movie.

Chris Kyle became one of the most famous sharp-shooters in American history and one of the best over four tours of duty that produced a best-selling book about his experiences.

Bradley Cooper gives one of his best performances as a man caught between his duty to his country and to his wife played by Sienna Miller.

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