Hank Deerfield
Tommy Lee Jones
Detective Emily Sanders
Charlize Theron
Joan Deerfield
Susan Sarandon
Sergeant Carnelli
James Franco
Mike Deerfield
Jonathan Tucker
Lieutenant Kirklander
Jason Patric
Chief Buchwald
Josh Brolin
Corporal Penning
Wes Chatham
Specialist Gordon Bonner
Jake McLaughlin
Specialist Ennis Long
Mehcad Brooks
Detective Nugent
Wayne Duvall
Detective Hodge
Brent Briscoe
Arnold Bickman
Barry Corbin
Detective Manny Nunez
Greg Serano
David Sanders
Devin Brochu
Detective Wayne
Glenn Taranto
Private Robert Ortiez
Roman Arabia
Jodie
Jennifer Siebel Newsom
School Janitor
Joseph Bertot
Phone Technician
Rick Gonzalez
Police Photographer
Loren Haynes
Iraqi Prisoner
Babak Tafti
Captain Jim Osher
Sean Huze
Chicken Shack Manager
Kathy Lamkin
Truck Parts Salesman
David Doty
Pussy's Bouncer
Pab Schwendimann
Joseph R. Millard
Josh Meyer
Checker Box Bartender
Chris Browning
Morgue Officer
David House
TD's Bartender
Pierre Barrera
Jo Anne's Husband
Mike Hatfield
Neighbor (uncredited)
Arlin Alcala
Cowboy (uncredited)
James Blackburn
Military Nurse (uncredited)
Esodie Geiger
Detective (uncredited)
Daniel Knight
Morgue Tech (uncredited)
Brandon Weaver
Producer
Patrick Wachsberger
Executive Producer
Stan Wlodkowski
Executive Producer
David Garrett
Executive Producer
Erik Feig
Executive Producer
James A. Holt
Executive Producer
Emilio Diez Barroso
Director of Photography
Roger Deakins
Production Design
Laurence Bennett
Costume Design
Lisa Jensen
Executive Producer
Bob Hayward
Art Direction
Gregory S. Hooper
Set Decoration
Linda Lee Sutton
Prosthetic Supervisor
Carlton Coleman
Hair Department Head
Jennifer Bell
Makeup Department Head
Tarra D. Day
Production Supervisor
David Price
Post Production Supervisor
Michael Tinger
Assistant Director
Artist W. Robinson
Stunts Coordinator
Bobby Burns
Unit Publicist
Louise Spencer
Script Supervisor
Anna Rane
Sound Effects Editor
Bryan Bowen
Boom Operator
David Brownlow
First Assistant Camera
Andy Harris
Lighting Technician
Bradley Barnes
Rigging Gaffer
Lamarr Gray
Assistant Editor
Marilyn McMahon Adams
Key Hair Stylist
JoAnn Stafford-Chaney
Key Hair Stylist
Zoe Tahir
Makeup Artist
Polly Earnshaw
Makeup Artist
Blair Leonard
Art Department Coordinator
Kristen Kogler
Dialogue Editor
Michael Hertlein
Sound Effects Editor
Peter Zinda
Sound Effects Editor
Stephen P. Robinson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Marc Fishman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tony Lamberti
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Minkler
Supervising Sound Editor
Wylie Stateman
Kenneth Axel Carlsson
A soldier disappears after he has come back from Iraq. His father, Hank Deerfield (Tommy Lee Jones), is alerted and sets off in the hopes of finding his son. He soon finds out that his son was actually killed, brutally you might say, his body cut up and burned. The evidence lead in no real directions, but it soon becomes apparent that his army bodies are lying, also, the images that Hank recovers from his son's phone, seem to suggest that something happened in Iraq.
To say anything more would be to ruin the movie. However, this movie is not just a crime story, where we follow the father and cop (Charlize Theron) as they get to the bottom of the mystery. This is a story about war, the people in it and at hoome, as well as bravery and sorrow. It is told carefully, and with skillfully precision by the entire cast, and Paul Haggis.
By the end, we don't even really care about the murder being solved, just that the father finally made peace with his son. He understands better than anyone what war does to a man, you can see that clearly in his eyes throughout the movie.
Only one thing bothered me about this movie, and it is actually something that bothers me quite often. Music. I don't mind music in movies, I don't even mind music that enhances a certain emotion, sorrow, happiness etc. No, what bothers me is that moviemakers feel that they need music so badly, when really, they don't. More often than not, the images and actors speak the words clearly, we don't need the sad tones to emphasize what we are already feeling. It's not that bad in this movie, but I did notice it a few times, where it bothered me.
_Last words... don't watch this movie and feel like you need to "figure it out". It's not about that at all, just allow yourself to be swept away be the amazing cast and let the story onfold itself in front of you. This is not a story about a crime, but a story about a father... and a son._
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