Plot
An account of Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis's actions in the events leading up to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the aftermath, which includes the city-wide manhunt to find the terrorists behind it.
Release Year: 2016
Rating: 7.3/10 (325 voted)
Critic's Score: 72/100
Director: Peter Berg
Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Monaghan, J.K. Simmons
Storyline
An account of Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis's actions in the events leading up to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the aftermath, which includes the city-wide manhunt to find the terrorists behind it.
Writers: Peter Berg, Matt Cook
Cast: Melissa Benoist -
Katherine Russell
Michelle Monaghan -
Carol Saunders
Mark Wahlberg -
Sgt. Tommy Saunders
Rachel Brosnahan -
Jessica Kensky
John Goodman -
Commissioner Ed Davis
J.K. Simmons -
Sergeant Jeffrey Pugliese
Kevin Bacon -
Richard DesLauriers
Peter Berg -
Guy Opening
Alex Wolff -
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
Michael Beach -
Gov. Deval Patrick
Lana Condor -
Li
Khandi Alexander -
Police Interrogator
Erica McDermott -
Carol's Sister
Jake Picking -
Sean Collier
Themo Melikidze -
Tamerlan Tsarnaev
Taglines:
The inside story of the world's greatest manhunt.
Trivia: Melissa Benoist and J.K. Simmons both previously worked on Whiplash (2014). See more »
Goofs:
The first Boston Marathon bomb was set off at 2:49:43, on the race clock at the finish line read 04:09:43. However in the movie, when the first bomb was set off, the clock at the finish line read 02:59:30. meaning they put the time of day which it happened (which was also wrong) but it should have showed the race time. which is 04:09:43. (seen in the trailer.) See more »
User Review
Author:
Rating: 10/10
#PatriotsDayMovie is a perfectly accurate depiction of one of the most
harrowing and courageous weeks in U.S. history. Everybody involved in
this movie has done the true story and the survivors justice, they
approach it with immense respect so much so that the result is a
vigorous, powerful, and deeply moving film that's part procedural part
thriller with all around great performances.
Scripted by Peter Berg, Matt Cook and Joshua Zetumer, directed by Peter
Berg, the story focuses on the Boston marathon bombing attack in spring
2013 and the aftermath of that unspeakable tragedy. Mark Wahlberg plays
police sergeant Tommy Saunders who joins the first responders and
investigators in a race against the clock to hunt down the people
responsible. Kevin Bacon plays special agent Richard Deslauriers, John
Goodman plays commissioner Ed Davis, J.K. Simmons plays Sergeant
Jeffrey Pugliese, and Michelle Monaghan plays nurse Carol Saunders. The
film also celebrates community's courage in the face of adversity.
There are many aspects that I'm sure Peter Berg had to take into
consideration in the process of making this film, there are several
fine lines, questions of how to make this sensitive towards the
families of the victims, how to make sure that the film doesn't come
across as just being action, and how to make sure they tell the story
in way that emphasizes what tragedies like this often does which is
bring people together. And so I think PATRIOTS DAY is a testament to
Peter Berg's strength as a storyteller. The whole thing is staged in
such way that immediately takes us back to how it happened three years
ago, no sugarcoating, no dumbing down, it even amplifies that
unfiltered Boston attitude to the degree which I haven't seen before in
any other film, and the addition that they do have, in the case of Mark
Wahlberg's character, is there as the voice that conveys the film's
message, what it exemplifies.
The film at times goes into investigative mode, so it gets riveting,
which I think is important because the collaboration and the conflict
and the banter between law enforcement agencies did play an integral
role on how the event ultimately concluded. Kudos to all the actors
involved, especially Themo Melikidze and Alex Wolff who have the heavy
burden of portraying the murderers. Themo and Alex essentially become
the Tsarnaev brothers and they manage to evoke all kinds emotions in
the audience anytime they show up on the screen. I think it's a wise
decision on Berg's part to incorporate raw footage from the many of the
video surveillance cameras because they only add to the narrative's
intensity. "Patriots Day" is not a re-enactment, it's a depiction with
an ever present theme of what we as human beings or citizens can
accomplish if we would just set our differences aside and help one
another.
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