Yesterday a friend wanted to know if I wanted to see Patriots Day with them. Honestly it was not a movie I wanted to see. Not because I thought it would be a bad movie, but an emotional one. But it was a friend I haven't seen in awhile, so I said OK.
This was a good movie. It was more about the terrorist and how they were caught then about the race itself. I've read a lot of stories from runner points of view, but the only thing I knew about the terrorists was the few things I saw on the news when it happened.
The whole movie, I couldn't stop thinking about my friend Lacy who ran that marathon and finished only 6 minutes before the first bomb went off. About the three people that lost their lives (plus the police officer at MIT). About those who were hurt and lost their legs.
This movie was really well done. It was tense and sad and upsetting. It is a movie I'm glad I saw, but it is one that I will probably only see this one time. It is a movie that I think everyone should see once.
Have you seen Patriots Day? Did you like it?
I've been ignoring the news for the most part too... for about 1 month.
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I have not seen Patriots day, and right now, I have no plans to see it.
I did read Lacey's post about finishing 6 minutes before, and thought that was amazing... and how fortunate that she avoided the bombs! it must have been scary!
It was a hard movie to watch. I'm glad to have seen it but you really have to be prepared for the emotion.
DeleteI know the critics love it, but it's not a movie I want to see yet. I think it's way too soon for that. I had friends at the finish line, but thankfully down the line from the bombs. They weren't hurt, but they were shaken up.
ReplyDeleteI wasnt planning to see it at all but my friend talked me into it. When you are ready you will like it but it is very emotional.
DeleteI have mixed feelings on if I want to see that movie or not. As you can imagine I followed the stories and news about it pretty closely and I've seen most of the documentaries on it, the best one being a recent HBO special. I know Lacey did go see the movie with a friend who ran Boston with her that year and she said it was just a little bit too much for her to handle. I suspected it would be difficult to watch it all up on the big screen.
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Yeah you have to be prepared for the emotion. It was really well done though. Maybe I'll do a Friday Five on my deciliter in a couple of weeks.
DeleteInteresting, thanks for the review! I was just thinking about it this morning and whether this was a movie I wanted to see. I think you review tipped the scales to yes for me.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen this movie yet, although I want to. I'll probably wait until I can watch it at home. Thanks for the review and for linking, Heather.
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