I don't watch many war films, but I do watch Andrew Garfield films.
Hacksaw Ridge spends a lot of time before the actual battles start, mostly in boot camp, and that's what got me on board. By the time the war starts, I'm all in. I could see it being a bit slow to anyone going into it looking for a lot of action though.
Hacksaw Ridge
One of the greatest heroes in American history never fired a bullet.
Rating
4.5 (2)
Release Date
10/7/2016Runtime
139 minsOverview
WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
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A visceral war film that asks how one man's unshakeable conviction becomes an act of heroism in the midst of brutal combat. Hacksaw Ridge is as much about spiritual courage as physical bravery, grounded in genuine chaos and suffering.
Mood
DefiantTenseHopefulMournful
Themes
FaithRedemptionWar
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Steady
Look
HandheldHigh-contrastPractical effects
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Graphic violence
Andrew Garfield
Desmond T. Doss
Sam Worthington
Captain Glover
Vince Vaughn
Sgt Howell
Teresa Palmer
Dorothy Schuttle
Luke Bracey
Smitty Ryker
Hugo Weaving
Tom Doss
Rachel Griffiths
Bertha Doss
Ryan Corr
Lieutenant Manville
Richard Roxburgh
Colonel Stelzer
Goran D. Kleut
Andy 'Ghoul' Walker
Luke Pegler
Milt 'Hollywood' Zane
Firass Dirani
Vito Rinnelli
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