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A Navy SEAL's accuracy saves lives in Iraq, but puts him at risk from insurgents.
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U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle is sent to Iraq with only one mission to protect his brothers-in-arms. His pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and, as stories of his courageous exploits spread, he earns the nickname "Legend.” However, his reputation is also growing behind enemy lines, putting a price on his head and making him a prime target of insurgents. He is also facing a different kind of battle on the home front: striving to be a good husband and father from halfway around the world. Despite the danger, as well as the toll on his family at home, Chris serves through four harrowing tours of duty in Iraq, personifying the spirit of the SEAL creed to "leave no one behind." But upon returning to his wife, Taya Renae Kyle (Sienna Miller), and kids, Chris finds that it is the war he can't leave behind.
"Clint Eastwood adapted the homonymous book that tells the real story of Chris Kyle, an elite sniper from the US Navy Special Forces. Kyle was the author of his biography and in the cinema, he was played by Bradley Cooper. As a work, the movie was highly praised by critics and received six Oscar nominations, including Best Actor for Cooper. However, Eastwood was accused of romanticizing the US invasions in the Middle East, due to his thinking aligned with the Republican Party. Again, as a work, 'American Sniper' is an interesting war movie, which deals well with the weight that soldiers carry throughout their lives, even after they return home. After all, for many, the war never ends."