The Pledge

By all accounts, this movie is a dad's effort to please his little blonde star-struck daughter's irrational dreams of being a Hollywood star by producing a movie in which she might star - and it looks it. It's the movie version of the vanity press. Sappy story, untalented cast - it has it all. Perhaps in some universe somewhere, a child's first reaction to moving from NYC to a hick town in WV is to vandalize a WWI statue. Thank goodness for the wise judge who "punishes" the lad by sentencing him to visit veterans. Imagine his surprise that such a comely untalented lass as "Jill" is there to entertain the hapless old men. I laughed, I cried, I wished I'd stayed home.

Went to see this movie on Veterans' Day and it was the best way we could have spent that day! The story is well written with a couple of "twists" that I didn't see coming which is rare in this day and age. This movie should be part of the school system and shown to all Americans as part of a curriculum to help our young people to better understand some of their elders. Very moving and inspirational. I can't wait for it to come out on DVD. This will become one of our family traditions to watch on Veterans' Day just as we all have that one Christmas movie we have to watch every year. Worth every penny and every moment of watching.

I never write reviews. Movies never make me cry. But this one brought me to tears.

The acting was far from perfect, lightness was a bit on the shiny side (that might have been due to the copy i watched), it sometimes felt empty, like things were missing, as if budget didn't allow for much 'decor' but it also made the viewer more focused on the story and in a way the emptiness suited that story pretty well.

Even if you aren't liking the first half hour i strongly advise you to stick with watching because the movie gets stronger and better after that.

Whatever your personal opinion on the war might be, this film isn't the type to try to shove it's beliefs through your screen, it displays all and does not stereotype.

Although this film has some of the feel of an independent film, it is one that you, no matter who you are, would not regret seeing it. If you've lost a bit of your sense of patriotism, you will be recharged. If you are already a strong patriot, you will get chills and shed a tear. Great combination of reality and theatrics. I have always felt that I am a very patriotic American, as demonstrated by my service to this country both in and out of uniform. I went to see this movie because I wanted to know how some filmmakers view their own sense pf patriotism, and how they would show that on film. I have seen most of the movies made about the war in Iraq, and having served in Iraq, I picked up on many mistakes and stereotypes. However, this family film does not stereotype. It brings an element from both sides, and in doing so demonstrates that no matter what your beliefs may be, whether you support the war efforts or not, and whether you support or reject the government, this film will remind everyone how similar we as Americans are, both in mind and in spirit. First film I have seen to bring that out. Thank you.

I am first embarrassed to say that I sort of saw this by mistake when I intended to watch another movie called The Pledge (Jack Nicholson). I got too far into this before I realized that I had made a mistake. But since my foot was half-way in this mess, I decided to commit myself to the end just in case some miracle happened at the third turn. Anyway, the miracle did not come. If you want patriotic pablum, then this is for you. It contains highly simplistic messages, weak dialog and weak delivery (which is done with poor acoustics). It is what it is. If you want to pop this in on the Fourth of July and grill up some dogs, then more power to you.