Review: Home of the Brave

I just got done watching Home of the Brave starring Samuel L. Jackson, Jessica Biel, Brian Presley, and Curtis Jackson. Upon renting it, I was not sure whether it would be a story with more of a sad focus or more of an action movie like The Kingdom. While there are battle scenes, most of the movie is a follow up at home with four reservists who have come back from Iraq and are trying to integrate back into their civilian lives. While I do not know anyone well enough who has struggled making the adjustment back, I suspect that Home of the Brave does a decent job of showing the struggle. With Iraq being a hot issue right now, it would be easy for a movie like this to be overly anti-war. While it is not pro-war, I think it does a fair job of not leaning either way with the anti-war leanings mostly being due to keeping the characters true to their role. Be forewarned, this movie has a bunch of language. See the Kids In Mind review here. While I wouldn't purchase this movie, it was definitely worth seeing.