Just saw this on USA tonight. I usually like Sam Elliot , but the usual "good-guy-doesn't-really -kill-anybody" theme is a little thin. If the character had the training/experience portrayed , well , it was just a movie. And I still like Sam Elliot.
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He was special forces. It was explained throughout the show that he was special forces and he started helping people who couldn't help themselves when his daughter was murdered by a guy.
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I thought it was a good premise. I especially liked the idea of the character being a lawyer. That would seem to have been a post-military occurence and it was refreshing to see a soldier portrayed as something besides an emotionally blind killing machine or a weepy , regretful participant. The U.S. Special Forces are the cream of the crop , and can generally hold their own in an intellectual capacity. Their political science education is probably superior to many (if not most) highly rated colleges.
I also understand sound tactics take a backseat to making an entertaining film.It wasn't meant to be a documentary-and I have spent numerous two-hour blocks of my life on far less entertaining endeavors. And I still like Sam Elliot.Lee
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