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Man Down

Well-meaning but degrading schmaltz

 

An Afghanistan vet with PTSD (Shia LaBeouf) suffers required sessions with a military therapist (Gary Oldman), who hopes to get to the cause of the “incident.” Cut to a post-apocalyptic future in which the US has been overrun by Islamists. Several story strands intertwine clumsily in this well-intentioned, misbegotten mess from Dito Montiel (Empire State, Boulevard). It frequently shifts tone from action to family drama to a showcase for LaBeouf (who is solid here, despite the limitations of the material). Its grandiosity, manipulation and silly plot machinations cheapen the contributions of real soldiers. (92 min)

Don Morton

Don Morton has viewed some 6,000 movies, frequently awake. A bachelor and avid cyclist, he currently divides his time between Tokyo and a high-tech 4WD super-camper somewhere in North America.

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