Flag of My Father

This is a very well crafted story. In the interviews with the actors included on the DVD, Gigi correctly says that without a good story, the best actors and director will fail to make a good movie. She is of course correct and, happily, the actors and direction are excellent as well. The unfolding of the background stories kept me engaged, and I suspect most viewers aren't likely to predict what is going happen next.

The themes of family, patriotism, sibling conflict, bravery, and the place of faith in the lives of real people are, in my estimation, very well done.

It is rare that a movie with a Christian theme comes out so engaging and believable. This movie makes you think about yourself and your own relationships. I challenge any who might think such a movie isn't up their alley to give it a try!

I parallel this story all too well as a 100% Service-Connected Disabled Desert Storm Veteran. My Father before me was a four-tour Vietnam Veteran who was ashamed of his heroism and hid his details from our family. He only began to share his stories in limited capacity with me in 2007 when I began inpatient treatment for PTSD when I started having flashbacks from my three Deployments. He shared his worst moments with me only because he knew I would "get it" and it would help in my healing. It amazingly did help me to begin the process. Both he and I would always get into it with my brother the family coward who dropped out of boot camp and has a disdain for the military. He has no sense of respect or honor for what we have done for him. I've learned you cannot change people, but you can keep people who are unchangeable away from you. I only allow positive people in my life who are loving. I count my blessings and my motto is: "Serve until it hurts...then serve some more". I recommend this movie to audiences of all ages and backgrounds. For Veterans to heal and for the public to understand our sacrifices.

I got tricked into watching this awful -c grade movie because of its title... Contrary to what i thought, this is not Flags of Our Fathers. It is not the Clint Eastwood directed awesomeness i was expecting. It was a non engaging flop with terrible acting and worse cinematography. I want my money back. I cant believe they get away with using a title so close to the other. I couldn't make it through more than 10 minutes of this garbage. Do not rent this! I would consider destroying the copy i rented so that no one else would have to bear watching this trash, but i know i would be charged for its replacement. Redbox should be ashamed to offer such terrible product to their customers.

A moving family saga about faith, love, hate, fear, war, tragedy and honor. A story of a blended family who suffer and endure alienation, division and separation eventually to arrive at confession, reconciliation and ultimately redemption and a reaffirmation of faith.

Gi Gi Erneta,in the lead role of Captain Judith Rainier, is inspirational in her role as Jake Ranier's (Bill Devane's, a Vietnam era veteran) daughter.

Devane, John Schneider and all the supporting cast turned in exceptional performances, particularly relative newcomer Kent Jude Barnard as PFC Melvin Davis. I can promise you that by the end of this film, there will not be a dry eye in the house.

Horrible directing and a very cheap movie with bad acting. Although the pride and valor are well-represented, the plot is depressing and does not make much sense. It jumps to everything being fine one minute to chaos the next, with no real explanation. As a Soldier, I picked out quite a few mistakes in the movie, such as the wrong combat uniform in Iraq. I wanted to turn it off after about 30 minutes into the movie because it was dark and depressing...and there were comments in the movie that were a disgrace to American service men and women, such as mocking the Star Spangled Banner and saying "nurses aren't Soldiers." I feel like the director was not 100% sure about Army regulations or customs. It was hard to even tell if the main character was in the Army or Marines until they clarified it at the very end. Not a good movie...and definitely feel like it should have been directed and funded better.