Stop-Loss (film)

Infobox Film
name = Stop-Loss


image_size =
caption = Promotional poster
director = Kimberly Peirce
producer =
writer = Kimberly Peirce Mark Richard
narrator =
starring = Ryan Phillippe Channing Tatum Abbie Cornish Joseph Gordon-Levitt Timothy Olyphant Rob Brown
music = John Powell
cinematography = Çhris Menges
editing = Claire Simpson
distributor = Paramount Pictures
released = March 28 2008
runtime = 112 min
country = United States
language = English/Spanish
budget = $25,000,000
gross = Domestic
$10,646,000
Worldwide
$11,044,649
preceded_by =
followed_by =
website = http://www.stoplossmovie.com/
amg_id =
imdb_id = 0489281

"Stop-Loss" is a 2008 American drama film directed by Kimberly Peirce, director of Boys Don't Cry, and starring Ryan Phillippe, Channing Tatum, Abbie Cornish, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. It was distributed by Paramount Pictures and produced by MTV Films.

ynopsis

SSG Brandon King (Ryan Phillippe) feels bad about casualties among both his men and civilians that occurred while he served in the Iraq War. During the tour, he lost three soldiers in an ambush. Among the two soldiers, are Harvey and Curtis, who were RPGd while covering the squad on the Humvee. On returning to their Texas hometown, he and long-time best friend and war buddy Steve Shriver (Channing Tatum) are decorated. King expects to be discharged, but is suddenly ordered back into active duty in Iraq, based on the military's controversial stop-loss policy. He refuses and goes AWOL, becoming a deserter and traitor.

Steve's girlfriend Michelle (Abbie Cornish) sympathizes with King's refusal and travels with him to visit a senator, who refuses to see King. On the way they visit the family of Al "Preacher" Colson, a soldier who was under Brandon's command who was killed. While on the road, he ran into another AWOL soldier who gave him a suggestion, and recommended a lawyer for him to go to to arrange forged papers. They also met up with Rico Rodriguez, another soldier under Brandon's command, who was blinded, lost his right arm and leg, and burned his face, while trying to save fellow squadmate Tommy Burgess (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) from an RPG. Michelle phones Steve and tells him their location. He comes in uniform to take Brandon back and tells Michelle he has volunteered to return to Iraq. King refuses to return and Michelle is furious with Steve and ends their relationship. King arranges forged papers which would allow him to flee to Canada. Ultimately, after the suicide of his war-buddy Tommy Burgess, King relents, joining Steve & "Eyeball" in Iraq.

Cast

*Ryan Phillippe - Ssg. Brandon Leonard King
*Abbie Cornish - Michelle Overton
*Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Pfc. Tommy Burgess
*Rob Brown - Isaac "Eyeball" Butler
*Channing Tatum - Sgt. Steve Shriver
*Victor Rasuk - Pvt. Rico Ridriguez
*Terry Quay - Al "Preacher" Colson
*Matthew Scott Wilcox - Harvey
*Connett Brewer - Curtis
*Timothy Olyphant - Lt. Col. Boot Miller
*Josef Sommer - Senator Orton Worrell
*Linda Emond - Ida King
*Ciarán Hinds - Roy King
*Mamie Gummer - Jeanie Burgess
*Alex Frost - Shorty Shriver
*Chandra Washington - Mrs. Shriver
*Cora Cardona - Theresa Ridriguez

Production

Filming began in August 2006 in Morocco and various locations in Texas — Austin, Lockhart, San Antonio, and Uhland. However, the film was not released until March 28, 2008.

The shoot in Morocco for the film took place during Ramadan.Fact|date=May 2008

The DVD was released on July 8, 2008.

Critical reception

The film received generally positive reviews from critics. As of April 11, 2008, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 63% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 111 reviews. [cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/stop_loss/ |title=Stop-Loss Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=2008-04-11 |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes] Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 62 out of 100, based on 34 reviews. [cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/stoploss |title=Stop Loss (2008): Reviews |accessdate=2008-04-11 |publisher=Metacritic]

Box office performance

The film was a box office bomb. In its opening weekend, it grossed a mere $4.5 million in 1,291 theaters in the United States and Canada, ranking #8 at the box office. [cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=stoploss.htm |title=Stop-Loss (2008) - Weekend Box Office Results |accessdate=2008-04-11 |publisher=Box Office Mojo] [cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2008/03/31/21_comes_up_aces/ |title='21' comes up aces |accessdate=2008-04-11 |date=2008-03-31 |work=The Boston Globe] As of June 17, 2008, it has grossed a total of $10.9 million in the United States and Canada and over $16,000 in other territories. [cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=stoploss.htm |title=Stop-Loss (2008) |accessdate=2008-06-17 |publisher=Box Office Mojo] The film had an estimated budget of $25 million. [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0489281/business Stop-Loss (2008) - Box office / business ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.stoplossmovie.com Official site]
*imdb title|id=0489281|title=Stop-Loss
*rotten-tomatoes|id=stop_loss|title=Stop-Loss
*metacritic film|id=stoploss|title=Stop-Loss
*mojo title|id=stoploss|title=Stop-Loss
*amg movie|id=1:377603|title=Stop-Loss
* [http://madeinatlantis.com/movies_central/2008/stop_loss_production_details.htm Stop-Loss Production Notes]
* [http://www.theyoungturks.com/story/2008/7/10/1367/66469/ Kimberly Peirce's interview with The Young Turks.]