Stronger [DVD] [2017]

Quite emotional in places, but what a story & what an actor

Good movie we’ll acted by all the cast would recommend.

Another great film that touched on the realistic effects of the Boston marathon bombing.

Biographical drama with Jake Gyllenhaal as Jeff Bauman, who lost his legs in the Boston Bombings; it`s an emotional story – as one would expect – dealing with overcoming trauma, physical adaptation and personal relationships, but it's also a powerful and well-conceived movie – one of Gyllenhaal`s best performances.The standard UK DVD release has a 28-minute featurette as an extra; English subtitles are available if required for the film only.

It pains me to say that this isn't as good as the Mark Whalberg Patriots Day movie... and I was sure it was going to be much better after seeing the trailer. Personally, I'm a huge Jake Gyllenhaal fan, I think he is one of the great actors of his generation, however, even his performance (which is superb) doesn't save this picture.My biggest problem with this film was the pace (which is quite slow the majority of the time) and the fact that the characters aren't really likeable (well except Erin, expertly performed by Tatiana Maslany). Don't get me wrong, I really feel for the guy and I know he must have gone through the most horrific time (which no-one deserves) but he doesn't come across as a very likeable individual (which is an incredibly harsh thing to say when I've never met the guy, but that's just how I was left feeling). Also, his family come across as awful people... I saw one reviewer state that the Adam's family seem nicer!My wife has a test with movies of this ilk, which she refers to as 'the cry test'... if it doesn't pass the cry test then it's no good in her view. Not only did it not pass the cry test, but it almost achieved the 'fall asleep test'!I will finish this opinionated review by pointing out the obvious - mine is a subjective view and I would certainly recommend that people give this movie a shot, I just wouldn't recommend purchasing it as, in my view, it's not worth repeat viewings. Also, even though I didn't enjoy the movie, my heart does go out to Jeff Bauman (and all others who suffered at the hands of the terrorists) as they must have gone through unthinkable pain and I would like to think they're not as bad as they come across!

Exactly as described

While the story could be considered cliché – we follow a man caught in the middle of a tragedy struggling with the road to recovery - this is a human story that draws you in. The intimacy of the struggles of a selfish and immature character (Gyllenhaal) somehow held together by his high octane often insensitive but bonded family made me feel oddly voyeuristic every now and then. What I did find very powerful is the emotional toll – and indeed the burden - of being celebrated as a State symbol of hope simply by virtue of having survived! The casting of the two contrasting women in his life, the quiet but indomitable on-off girlfriend (Maslany) and the hard-drinking mother (Miranda Richardson) is excellent and they will have had some acting fun playing off each other. All in all, worth an evening in!

Good story of one persons experience

This story presented personal struggle in a realistic light but I found it too slow moving. I didn’t finish it.

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Motivadora la película

Jake Gyllenhaal ist sowie so ein grandioser Schauspieler, dass er auch in diesem Film wieder super unter Beweise stellt

Un pauvre type se retrouve amputé des deux jambes pour s'être trouvé à quelques mètres de la première bombe placée au marathon de Boston. Sa famille et principalement sa mère exploite cette tragédie en multipliant les intervieuws et apparitions dans les stades, alors que le pauvre handicapé tente de retrouver une vie normale. le principal héro de cette sordide histoire est la petite amie de la victime qui reste près de lui et tente de le remettre sur pieds, au propre comme au figuré. Après le film "Traque à Boston" qui montre les faits de l'attentat et le courrage sans nom des enquêteurs et des victimes, "Stronger" donne une vision brutale et pessimiste de l'après attentat du point de vue d'une victime. Très bon film, bien construit, un acteur bluffant de réalisme et une grande leçon de vie qui vous laisse le message: "Non, les victimes ne sont pas des héros, mais de simples personnes dont la vie est foutue sauf si ils retrouvent la force de se battre contre un destin tragique".