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Bennett's War

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Soldier Marshall Bennett returns back home after sustaining injuries from an improvised explosive device overseas. When he learns his father is behind on his mortgage payments, Marshall turns to competitive motocross racing to save the family farm.
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Dennis Harvey Variety 08/31/2019
Modest but enjoyable, with some exciting race footage, it should provide an inviting alternative for audiences on the lookout for inspirational family-friendly fare... Go to Full Review
John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter 08/29/2019
Performances are generally competent, but nobody in the cast has the kind of presence needed to overcome Ranarivelo's by-the-numbers dialogue. Go to Full Review
Michael Rechtshaffen Los Angeles Times 08/29/2019
"Bennett's War"... proves to be less of a battle than a test of endurance. Go to Full Review
Linda Cook Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) 09/10/2019
2.5/4
'Bennett's War' hits home with story of recovery, motocross Go to Full Review
Jackie K. Cooper jackiekcooper.com 09/07/2019
5/10
A nice, pleasant movie, but not one worth the price of today's tickets. Go to Full Review
Micheal Compton Bowling Green Daily News 09/06/2019
C-
It's a well-intentioned but ultimately cliché-ridden family drama that can never rise above its rather mediocre material. Go to Full Review
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Carlos T 08/30/2023 Minha opinião: Imagine um dia você estar navegando no yputube e te aparece um filme com este titulo e como gosto de filmes de superação comecei a assistir, mas pronto para mudar se não gostasse. Porem o tempo foi passando e passando e assisti ele todo. Um filme de classe C, mas muito bem produzido, sentimos aquela dedicação e empenho. Atores desconhecidos, mas realizaram uma boa atuação. A estoria conta de um ex-mariner que se acidentou e isso custou os movimentos de seus pés e perna. Mas agora de volta a casa o seu sonho de ser um piloto profissional de motocross foi água a baixo e sendo ele uma pessoa contudo para vencer. Mas agora ele trabalha em uma oficina de motos, mas as dificuldades financeiros fazem com que ele participe de uma corridas, mas escondida de sua esposa. Até que chega o dia que ela descobre e vai embora. E ele agora entre a faca e a cruz depois de ter sofrido mais um grave acidente. Qual será a sua postura? Será que vencerá os desafios? Será que ele superará os desafios? Assim sua luta os faz desafiar os limites e sua esposa volta para aopia-lo e assim vai para a final do campeonato que o poderá levar ao profissional. Filme que Recomendo de mais. Roteiro e enredo são bons. E te leva para dentro do filme onde você torce junto a superação. Vale apena assistir? Sim com certeza. Um filme que te surpreenderá. Nota: 8 e 9 (por ser um filme C, sem atores conhecidos e sem os orçamentos milirionários). #cinema #movie #filme #filmesapaixonantes #dicasdefilme #imdb #rottentomatoes #oscar #eiga #pelicula #hollywood #adorocinema #amocinema #lovemovie #apaixonadoporcinema #netflix #disneyplay #amazonprime #hbomax #popcorn #curtocinema #cinemaepipoca See more paul b 08/31/2022 This movie is the boy band of cinematic schlock—Identify plot devices that resonate with a specific segment of the population: War as macho shit, wounded warrior, extreme sports, relationship issues between super attractive people, and mix in the quintessential comeback-kid-teamwork storyline and bingo bango you have yourself a winning film. Not so much. See more 12/02/2020 Such a great story which highlights some of the difficulties our military service members struggle with returning from a war especially with injuries (although some are not visible). Enough emotion to make you love the characters and fall in love with the story! Of course there is some predictability, but you wouldn't want the film to end any other way. Michael Roark is phenomenal in this role and I look forward to seeing more of his work!!! See more debie k 10/24/2020 This movie will be loved by cinephiles but less so by the average moviegoer. This New-England folktale has a slow, moody build with a poor payoff. They do a good job of staying true to the puritan history, language, costumes, and settings. The acting is decent from the older cast, especially the eldest daughter and father but the youngest cast (acting and script) almost takes away from the cleverness of the film. There are no real scares except for the creepiness of it all but, the ending was a huge letdown for me and ruined the whole film. There are some artistic and creative moments for this film but all-in-all I wouldn't recommend this movie to the average horror/thriller audience, more for a fill buff IMHO. See more 07/11/2020 Fantastic inspirational movie, great story and great cast! Must watch! See more 05/28/2020 It's actually a really well made fun film, wasn't expecting it, I was expecting some bum fuck Alabama hillybillys. But it is hell back from it's true potential by someone dabbing at 1:22;35 in the crowd. It's the biggest dad dab and i feel uncomfortable Also they should have put like highway to hell and back in black when Bennett was just lapping all the shitters in the first race And I just finished it, the ending is a bit dead, may be because I'm fried now but the acting in that interview bit was a bit sus, and the bit when he goes under the baddy was a bit bodgy. Coming back to this and they should have put some good music during the driving. Imagine it's like highway to hell when he's just overtaking all the shitters at the beginning races See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Soldier Marshall Bennett returns back home after sustaining injuries from an improvised explosive device overseas. When he learns his father is behind on his mortgage payments, Marshall turns to competitive motocross racing to save the family farm.
Director
Alex Ranarivelo
Producer
Ali Afshar, Christina Moore
Screenwriter
Alex Ranarivelo
Distributor
Forrest Films
Production Co
ESX Entertainment
Rating
PG-13 (Brief Violence|Some Language)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 30, 2019, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 11, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.0M
Runtime
1h 34m
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