The title refers to Patriots' Day, the Massachusetts state holiday on which the Boston Marathon is held. The movie begins on April 14, 2013, a day before the marathon. The next day, brothers Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev detonate two bombs during the Boston Marathon, causing widespread panic . A young couple, Patrick Downes (Christopher O'Shea) and Jessica Kensky (Rachel Brosnahan) , are injured and taken to separate hospitals, where they are both required to have their legs amputated. Steve Woolfenden, a family man, is also injured and separated from his toddler son, Leo, who is taken by the police to a safe location. While a stubborn police cop Tommy Sanders (Mark Walhberg , whose role is a composite of many Boston cops who worked the marathon, and aided in the manhunt following the bombing) -married to Carol Saunders (Michelle Monaghan)- pursues mercilessly the two terrorists. In nearby Watertown, Sergeant Jeffrey Pugliese (JK Simmons) also goes after the asassins. Once things have settled in the area and everyone has been cleared out, the police meet with FBI Special Agent in Charge Rick Deslauriers (Kevin Bacon). The inside story of the world's greatest manhunt !. True heroes !. True strength !. From the director of Lone Survivor and Deepwater Horizon !. Based on true events !.
Patriots Day is a 2016 American action drama film about the Boston Marathon bombings in 2013 and the subsequent terrorist manhunt , including a lot of stock footage from the actual events. Nicely directed by Peter Berg and written by Berg, Matt Cook, and Joshua Zetumer, the film is based on the book Boston Strong by Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge. This thrilling and interesting movie deals with the Boston Marathon attack, the film narrates that shocking event through the story of police sergeant Tommy Sanders, a fictitious character inspired by three real police officers who intervened in the persecution carried out throughout the city to hunt down the guilty of the bloody attack, which left three fatalities and more than 260 wounded.
Mark Wahlberg produced the film along with Scott Stuber, Dylan Clark, Stephen Levinson, Michael Radutzky, Hutch Parker and Dorothy Aufiero. Principal photography began on March 29, 2016, and was conducted in New York City; Boston; Quincy, Massachusetts; Los Angeles; New Orleans; and Philadelphia , being well photograhed by director of cinematography Tobias A. Schliessler . Academy Award-winning composers and Nine Inch Nails members Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross were hired to write the musical score for the film, composing an adequate and tense soundtrack. The motion picture was competently directed by Peter Berg, it was released in Boston, New York and Los Angeles on December 21, 2016, followed by a nationwide expansion on January 13, 2017. It received positive reviews for Berg's direction and the performances of its cast,and was chosen by the National Board of Review as one of the top ten films of 2016. Well directed by Peter Berg , Patriots day marks the third collaboration between Mark Wahlberg and Peter Berg after the films Deepwater Horizon (2016) and Lone Survivor (2013), all of them based on true events. Peter Berg is an American actor, director, writer, and producer. His first role was in the Adam Rifkin road movie Never on Tuesday (1988). He went on to star in the World War 2 film A Midnight Clear (1992). Roles in Fire in the Sky (1993) and Cop Land (1997) followed, and the Tom Cruise films Collateral (2004) and Lions for Lambs (2007). Peter has since moved behind the camera, directing films such as as Very Bad Things (1998) and Hancock (2008). He has also turned pen-to-paper and scripted many projects including Friday Night Lights (2004) and The losers (2010). He is best known on-screen for his role as Dr. Billy Kronk in Chicago Hope (1994). Rating : 7/10 , better than average.
