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With a Little Help From My Friends
Three soldiers return from Iraq, each with physical and emotional scars, and find themselves in a rental car together when their plans change due to airline delays whilst they are trying to get to their individual destinations.
Sgt. Fred Cheavers (Tim Robbins), a reservist who sustained a back injury, is headed home with his family for good. Pvt. Colee Dunn (Rachel McAdams), a tough and street-smart but immature chick with a minor leg injury, is on a 30-day leave and plans to visit the parents of Randy, her war boyfriend who died saving her life. Sgt. TK Poole (Michael Peña) took a shrapnel hit to his private part but still has ambitions of becoming an officer, marrying his sweetheart, and eventually becoming a politician to change the world.
Their journey turns into a cross country road trip as they each discover that the world has gone on without them in ways they'd never expected and they must find a way to cope and move on themselves.
Molly Hagan and Mark L. Young appear as Cheaver's wife and college-bound son. Others in the cast include Howard Platt, John Heard, John Diehl, Annie Corley and many others.
Written by Neil Burger and Dirk Wittenborn; directed by Neil Burger.
Run time: 1 hour, 55 minutes
Rated R for language and some sexual content.
My personal rating: B+
Three soldiers return from Iraq, each with physical and emotional scars, and find themselves in a rental car together when their plans change due to airline delays whilst they are trying to get to their individual destinations.
Sgt. Fred Cheavers (Tim Robbins), a reservist who sustained a back injury, is headed home with his family for good. Pvt. Colee Dunn (Rachel McAdams), a tough and street-smart but immature chick with a minor leg injury, is on a 30-day leave and plans to visit the parents of Randy, her war boyfriend who died saving her life. Sgt. TK Poole (Michael Peña) took a shrapnel hit to his private part but still has ambitions of becoming an officer, marrying his sweetheart, and eventually becoming a politician to change the world.
Their journey turns into a cross country road trip as they each discover that the world has gone on without them in ways they'd never expected and they must find a way to cope and move on themselves.
Molly Hagan and Mark L. Young appear as Cheaver's wife and college-bound son. Others in the cast include Howard Platt, John Heard, John Diehl, Annie Corley and many others.
Written by Neil Burger and Dirk Wittenborn; directed by Neil Burger.
Run time: 1 hour, 55 minutes
Rated R for language and some sexual content.
My personal rating: B+
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