Patriots Day

Patriots Day

Rating 9 out of 10

Out of all the cities on the planet Boston may be my favorite.  It's an amazing mixture of old and new buildings.  When the bombing happened during the 2013 Boston Marathon it was horrible.  It was truly impressive how fast the police jumped on it and tracked these terrorists down. Director Peter Berg does a good job of building up to the bombing.  Introducing all the character in such a way to make you dread what is coming even if you remember how things turned out.  There were several things I had forgot and some others I did not know.

Patriots Day has an all star cast.  Mark Wahlberg, J.K. Simmons, John Goodman (looking strange after all the weight loss), Kevin Bacon and Michelle Monaghan.  The movie kinda centers around Sgt. Tommy Saunders (Wahlberg) and how he was working the marathon out of a punishment for something he did earlier.  He didn't want to be there, yet after the bombs went off he took charge.  This may be Wahlbergs best role to date.

I really can't say enough about this movie.  It holds your attention from start to finish.  It makes you feel sad when bad things happen then makes you proud of how the authorities tracked these two brothers down.  It is crazy how the Boston citizens came together to help out.

I was greatly entertained as was the Hottie.  She gave it a solid TEN.  This is a movie you need to see.