Review: ‘Patriot’s Day’

The terror attack on the 2013 Boston Marathon is the subject of the new Peter Berg movie Patriot’s Day, a story of one cities courage and strength in the face of adversity. The film follows the attack and the events following as the FBI and Boston police begin the manhunt for the people responsible for the senseless act. Mark Wahlberg leads an all star cast in this powerful rendition that will give you a first hand account of the men and women behind the scenes work that brought the terrorists to justice.

Tommy Saunders (Mark Wahlberg) is a Boston police officer at the center of the action after brothers Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (Alex Wolff) and Tamerlan Tsarnaev (Themo Melikidze) plant man made bombs at the finish line of the Boston Marathon killing and wounding spectators and participants. Following the events, Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis (John Goodman), Richard DesLauriers, Special Agent in the FBI’s Boston field office (Kevin Bacon) and Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick (Michael Beach) assemble a task force to hunt down those responsible for the heinous attack. We’re introduced to victims of the attacks including Jessica Kensky (Rachel Brosnahan) and Patrick Downes (Christopher O’Shea), a young married couple injured during at the finish line, Officer Sean Collier (Jake Picking), a young MIT security guard who encounters the brothers on the run and Dun Meng (Jimmy O. Yang), a young Chinese native abducted by the brothers during their escape and Watertown Police Sergeant Jeffrey Pugliese (J.K. Simmons), one of the men responsible in the completion of the manhunt. Each story gives us insight into the effects the attacks had on a multitude of people throughout the Greater Boston area.

Director Peter Berg, a veteran to strong telling of dramatic content, provides a carefully crafted telling of the events by focusing on the emotional aspect of those effected without over politicizing. It allows the audience to experience the aftermath of a horrific attack and the work that goes into catching the bombers. The pace is thrilling and the acting is superb. Patriots Day is a wonderful film that honors the men and women of Boston and the strength of that great city. It’s a film not to be missed.

Stars:

4 out of 5

After Credit Scene?

No

Trailer:

HBO Releases Second Trailer for Silicon Valley Season 2

SiliconValleyBar640HBO has revealed the second trailer for Silicon Valley Season 2 which you can check out below.

The show was created by Mike Judge (Beavis and Butthead) and stars Thomas Middleditch (The Campaign), T.J. Miller (Transformers 4), Zach Woods (The Other Guys), Kumail Nanjiani (Sex Tape), Martin Starr (Freaks and Geeks), Josh Brener (The Internship), Amanda Crew (Charlie St. Cloud), Matt Ross (Magic City) and Jimmy O. Yang.

A comedy partially inspired by Mike Judge’s own experiences as a Silicon Valley engineer in the late 1980s takes a look into the high-tech gold rush of modern Silicon Valley, where the people most qualified to succeed are the least capable of handling success.

The show returns with ten all new episodes beginning Sunday, April 12 at 10pm ET/PT following the season premiere of Game of Thrones and followed by the season premiere of Veep!