Stronger Film Review - The Epitome of 'Boston Strong' (may contain spoilers)
Drama, a true story based on the book written by Jeff Bauman on personal experience, this is about the tragic loss of both his legs as a results of The Boston Marathon terrorist attack in 2013.
Jeff is an 'everyman', he has a constant on-off (but mainly off) relationship with his girlfriend, Erin. Jeff learns that Erin is running the Boston marathon the next day, so he decides to try winning her back yet again by holding a large homemade 'congratulations' sign as she crosses the finish line. Unfortunately, this is the year that a terrorist lets off a powerful nail bomb at the finish line just yards from Jeff, we see both his legs are grotesquely blown off above the knee. It's obvious that Jeff's family hold Erin responsible for Jeff's situation, there's a constant atmosphere of blame whenever Erin calls round. However, Erin commits to supporting Jeff, she falls in love again and becomes pregnant.
I can't image the pain and trauma Jeff must have suffered, but there are scenes where I thought why anyone couldn't make the circumstances (especially at home) better for him, and then I found myself too frequently wondering how they did the CGI to make it look like his legs were stumps.
This is a powerful drama, which drags a little and falls just short of being great.
6/10.
Jeff is an 'everyman', he has a constant on-off (but mainly off) relationship with his girlfriend, Erin. Jeff learns that Erin is running the Boston marathon the next day, so he decides to try winning her back yet again by holding a large homemade 'congratulations' sign as she crosses the finish line. Unfortunately, this is the year that a terrorist lets off a powerful nail bomb at the finish line just yards from Jeff, we see both his legs are grotesquely blown off above the knee. It's obvious that Jeff's family hold Erin responsible for Jeff's situation, there's a constant atmosphere of blame whenever Erin calls round. However, Erin commits to supporting Jeff, she falls in love again and becomes pregnant.
I can't image the pain and trauma Jeff must have suffered, but there are scenes where I thought why anyone couldn't make the circumstances (especially at home) better for him, and then I found myself too frequently wondering how they did the CGI to make it look like his legs were stumps.
This is a powerful drama, which drags a little and falls just short of being great.
6/10.
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