Peter Berg's Patriots Day is a thrilling telling of a tragic and uplifting event, brought marvelously to life through an excellent cast, skilled direction, and a well-structured script that takes the time to flesh out its characters.
A film that honors the citizens of Boston, its spirit and the authorities who gave their best for this tragedy to unite the human race. [Full review in Spanish]
"Patriots Day" touches on vast phenomena, looking at an event that packs a huge amount of modern mental space in its crisp narrative confines. That's why its blandly reductive simplicity is all the more unfortunate.
