The Veteran (2011)

Fantastic!

Did you people see the same film I saw?

It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

War hero Robert Miller (Toby Kebbell) returns from Afghanistan haunted and finds his London neighborhood overrun by drug-dealer Tyrone Jones. His friend Fahad fears that his little brother Ryan is falling under Jones' control. Jones tries to recruit Miller to teach his thugs combat tactics and harasses him. Miller's war buddy Danny Turner introduces him to his older half-brother Chris. They introduce him to mysterious government agent Gerry Langdon (Brian Cox) who is tracking possible Islamic terrorists. Alayna Wallace is a confidential informer who has stopped contact for some reason. Miller is able to reconnect with her as a terrorist plot is revealed.This is a small British action thriller. I really like its grim look and sparse vision. There's more than enough plot for a movie but they insist on adding an unnecessary twist. The terrorist conspiracy twist has been done over and over again. It adds nothing but logic problems. I like the drug crime story and the final shootout is terrific. Having Brian Cox around adds gravitas. This is interesting but a little simplifying would be useful.

This movie would have gotten a 10+ from me if it was not for the ending, that sickened me. I loved this movie, it was great, the acting was awesome, the end enraged me so bad i don't think ill be able to sleep tonight.This guy was the English's Charles Bronson! For God's sake why kill him off? Don't the English believe in sequels?This Robert character was no pretty boy type, his strength and skill as a fighter was believable. The sense of honor he had was what young children now a days need to see. Just like John Wayne in Rooster Cogburn or a Matt Dillon or a Rambo. You English finally had a believable tough guy. unlike your weak doctor Who or 007's and your great writers killed him off. I would have paid 50 bucks at the box office to see part two, with a bullet to his forehead i wouldn't pay one thin dime. Who ever wrote the ending should be flogged. All your other tough guy actors are like ours in the USA steroid and abdominal plated infested, fake tough guys.

If you are bored, you might enjoy this. The story line is all over the place. It is never established of what he did or how it really played into the plot line. He is a veteran but it lacks information about what he did. The characters didn't really connect and the ending shoot out was (I think) as merely shock value or some commentary on the War on Terror. The the movie tried too hard to show this and it failed. It left an open ending which didn't really give any suspense and was a lackluster effort to show what the ongoing conflict is really about. Perhaps the focus should have stayed with a local situation as opposed to leaning towards a boarder appeal. It might have lead the viewer to establish more empathy about each character but it's impossible do so when the characters drop suddenly from the move.

I have no idea why England seems to put out the most depressing, not to mention, unrealistic movies, but I should have known better than to have even started watching this dismal waste of film.To cut to the quick. The bad guy dies, the good guys win, we have no idea what happens to the girl, and ultimately the world is run by evil people and the most you can hope for is that they kill you last. Seriously, why have the writers of this movie not committed suicide already if they see the world as such a dark, hopeless place?There are so many holes, unanswered questions, loose ends and implausible scenes that you get the impression the writers believe everyone is too stupid to care. I am angry that I wasted an hour and a half of my life watching this nonsense.