Home of the Brave

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Overview of Home of the Brave, 2006, directed by Irwin Winkler, with Samuel L. Jackson, Jessica Biel, Christina Ricci, at Turner Classic Movies

Home of the Brave follows four returning soldiers as they survive the ravages of was in Iraq and then try to come home to continue their lives. (MGM)

Director Irwin Winkler's Home of the Brave follows a long line of "coming home" works of drama that deal with the aftermath of war, from the eponymous Vietnam tale Coming Home to the World War II film The Best Years of Our Lives and all the way back to the myths and epic poems about the Greek heroes' travails after the Trojan War. Those are all big shoes to fill for Winkler and his team of mostly oh-so-earnest actors on the Iraq War-themed Home of the Brave, but unfortunately nobody here seems to be up to the task. The resulting film wants to count for something, wants to be important in this time when the war is as controversial as ever, but the amateur-hour feel of the directing, most of the acting, and most glaringly the writing dooms the production almost from the get-go.

The kindest description of 'Home of the Brave,' the first Hollywood movie to examine the experience of American soldiers returning from Iraq, might be that it is fueled by noble intentions.

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Critics Consensus: The ensemble cast works hard, but hammy direction and a script lacking in nuance ruins this movie's noble intentions.

MGM's motion picture Home Of The Brave starring Samuel L. Jackson, Jessica Biel, and Curtis Jackson (Rapper 50 Cent) features the Dutch Bros. Coffee Outlet in Spokane, WA as a backdrop for part of the film.

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Directed by Irwin Winkler. With Samuel L. Jackson, 50 Cent, Jessica Biel, Brian Presley. Three soldiers struggle to readjust to life at home after returning home from a lengthy tour in Iraq.

Home of the Brave is a 2006 drama film following the lives of four Army National Guard soldiers in Iraq and their return to the United States. The film was shot in Morocco and in Spokane, Washington.