This Is Not a War Story

2021

Action / Drama / War

4
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 100% · 11 reviews
IMDb Rating 5.3/10 10 153 153

Plot summary

A ragtag group of veterans in New York deal with the aftermath of war by creating unusual art.

Director

Talia Lugacy Photo
Talia Lugacy

Top cast

Frances Fisher Photo
Frances Fisher as Dora Casale
Brian Faherty Photo
Brian Faherty as Undercover Cop
Danny Ramirez Photo
Danny Ramirez as Timothy Reyes
Jan Barry Photo
Jan Barry as Jan
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1.01 GB
1280*682
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 52 min
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1.87 GB
1920*1024
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 52 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by on_the_river_flowing

Challenging to navigate due to fictional story embedded in documentary

I think this would have been stronger had it chosen one format, instead of embedding a fictional story inside of a documentary. This made it mentally a bit challenging to navigate. Ultimately, I felt like the fictional component was awkward and tried to do too much with too little space. It gave short shrift to the story of Danny Ramirez's character and his relationship to Will, and the semi-awkward connection between Will and Isabelle focused almost exclusively on Isabelle.That said, Danny Ramirez's acting was stellar.
Reviewed by averywayland 1 / 10

Awkward

Awkward considering the Director/Main Character has no military background so her portrayal of PTSD is overdramatized. I liked the documentary part of it but that's what this should have been from the beginning with no fictitious story and vision from a director who has no real to life idea what military vets actually go through mentally after service.I told a friend of mine who served in the Marines to watch this and tell me what he thought and he said it was the worst acting he had ever seen of somebody trying to portray the "look" of PTSD and she seems like she had the mentality of someone who never should have joined the Marines or the Military if she wasn't prepared for the things she was going to see or do.Just seems like she "Used" the military and vets so she can tell her crazy person love story.If you want to see a real documentary about what vets go through watch (Father Soldier Son) or (restrepo) instead.Just avoid this one because it's misleading.
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