Thank You for Your Service

This was a very difficult movie to watch. Rather than a war movie, it's an after-the-war movie with the returning soldiers all struggling to cope with different degrees of physical and mental disability. Betrayed by loved ones they left at home, struggling with brain injuries due to road-side bomb attacks, plagued with survivor guilt and all of them let down by the Army and Veterans Administration that's supposed to be helping them.

The movie it is most like is the outstanding "The Best Years of Our Lives" which was a multi-Oscar winner in its day, following how three war veterans try, with varying degrees of success, to reclaim their civilian lives. "Thank You for Your Service" is a much more brutal version of that story in terms of language and emotional angst of the survivors. Both are well worth watching.

A mixer of war, drama and pure adventure. The movie is a ballance equillibrium of all these aspects. The movie starts with the early war actions of military personnel in iraq. But they return after war and haunted by those memories.Those memories shattering their personal life, their dreams and emotions, their surroundings...

This movie is a different genre movie..not a typical fast action or mysterious thriller movies...not an excellent dreamy sci-fi movie...rather it is a movie of true passion of life..A movie containing real life drama..real heart and mind...real flesh and blood..slow but steady..

Acting is superb.Most of the movie is full of nostalgic scenes of battlefield.They are true colour of life. Most members have acted well enough to visualize the full drama.

Critics may have many opinions of their own. I don't know what they will say about the film. But i have enjoyed the movie very much.Now it's your turn.

This film has a lot going for it. It has excellent editing; a top-notch job. It has three appealing young actors in the lead role. It is crisply directed and photographed. The storyline has bits and pieces of other great war classics such as The Best Years of Our Lives and Deer Hunter, as well as Coming Home. All these films have similar themes; the very difficult transition of young men coming home from a war. I identified with the main characters as a Vietnam veteran who returned from an unpopular war. There was no one at the airport to meet me and my buddy when we got into Fort Bragg. I was mustered out virtually by myself with $511 of mustering out pay. I immediately took the train to Newark, which arrived by 2am in the morning. While I napped on the train after two days of no sleep, I had my wallet lifted. I arrived home in Jersey City without a dime in my pocket. My girlfriend had left me for some other guy while I was overseas, and I wound up spending my first night of freedom after the army in a Catholic Charities center. The first thing I noticed after a week or so was that the excitement of living in Vietnam was completely missing in the US. And this, in my opinion, is pretty much what this film is about. It is like a gambler that is only alive when they are at the tables. It is, of course, a sickness that you must eventually overcome, but it is not easy. The film pulls no punches and delivers the emotional impact that it intends to send. The VA is correctly portrayed as almost totally inept. So, is the price of cheap oil worth the loss of limbs and lives of our young men and women? It would appear so. Very sad state of affairs. Good film.

The acting, writing, directing and cinematography were all on point for this film but it fell short for me as its 1hr 49min length was way too long and made the film seem boring at times. Some scenes where pointlessly dragged out and should have been edited shorter. This film would of held my attention and still got the point across had it been cut down to 1:20. Not sure if the blame belongs to the director, editor or producers. Still a decent movie that sends a great message. 7/10 from me

A fantastic movie highlighting the struggles of return service veterans that is thoughtful, compassionate and beautifully told.

Teller is at his best as he tries to resolve his mental troubles along side his combat buddies. The acting is top notch and connects us with the pain of each person's story, soldier, spouse, child and so on.

Not over simplified, nor does it shy away from the most difficult issues.

Great film making.