Nov 21, 2020firefly5 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Fantastic movie. A young woman joins the marines and discovers her true calling. The love between Megan and her bomb sniffing dog Rex is so well shown that I could feel it. This movie shows the importance of what soldiers and their dogs…
Jul 12, 2018archangel777 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Anybody expecting an war movie will be disappointed. Fortunately this is a love story about a young woman who learned everything from her partner. It also shows that women despite all the BS talked about them can fight along with the…
A very touching movie for showing care, compassion and love for animal in the military system and work in Irak war, and the determination of one youg solder lady who fight to get things right because she cared for a dog. Beautiful…
Mar 27, 2018mr_chocolate rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This movie does work on a level of a bond between a working dog and U.S. Marine. It made me care about the lives of those sniffer dogs and even had sympathy for their handler's as they were faced with adversity even while trying to adopt…
Mar 20, 2018akirakato rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite in 2017 based on the true events about young female Marine Megan Leavey and a combat dog named Rex, this American docudrama depicts a troublesome-yet-sensitive, uplifting bond between the handler and the…
Jan 16, 2018greenwolfeyes rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I was inspired to watch this movie from reading Barbara Nickless' "Blood on the Tracks" (I recommend it). Because of reading the book - different story & author but similar setup - it made this movie better for me to relate to.
This is a chime in to the dog's purpose. Poor Rex was born into this sadden that the retirement of his kind is death or unadoptable. So Man gets to do this to animals what about the soliders' that return and unadaptable to civilian…
Jan 12, 2018LawyerLady rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Kate Mara was excellent in this role. I agree with some other comments that this movie isn't a war movie full of gore, blood, and guts. It is about a troubled woman who can't connect with anyone but her dog... and you root for both of…
Dec 12, 2017NILESHRS rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I hoped for some action, but there is not much except a few minutes scenes on battle ground, I think the film maker could not decide - is it a film on the woman or on her dog?
Dec 08, 2017jimg2000 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Agree with comments by LauraSteinert and surprised at how much of the dramatized events were real. See link in "Summary" that compared the real life of Leavey and Rex to those depicted in the film. Not just another desert war film for sure.
Nov 28, 2017LauraSteinert rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Beautifully done story of a troubled woman and a troubled dog who go to war. Not over the top on emotions, blood and gore, nor sex. Just a great movie that inspires and uplifts but does not gloss over the trauma and the PTSS of modern war…
Maybe I was in the mood for a great dog story......or maybe this is a very good movie.....moving but not too sentimental. Lead actress was so believable in this true story.
Nov 22, 2017feralranger rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I was not familiar with the actress Kate Mara before this movie. I thought she was excellent. I felt like she embodied the character Megan Leavey both in her despair and her determination.
This is one of those films that deserves a wider…
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