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Kate Mara, Tom Felton, Bradley Whitford, Geraldine James, Common, Edie Falco, Will Patton, Ramon Rodriguez, Shannon Tarbet, Miguel Gomez, Jonathan Howard (mehr)Streaming (3)
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Spontan meldet sich Megan Leavey zu den Marines. In der Ausbildung trifft sie auf einen anderen Soldaten mit schwierigem Charakter: Sprengstoffhund Rex. Der aggressive Schäferhund braucht einen neuen Hundeführer und Megan setzt alles daran, um die entsprechende Qualifikation zu bekommen. Im Irak retten sie viele Kameraden vor Bomben und Minen. Die Arbeit schweißt die junge Frau und ihren Hund eng zusammen. Danach beginnt für die junge Frau ein neuer Kampf: Ihr vierbeiniger Kamerad soll wieder in den Einsatz, für ein ziviles Leben an ihrer Seite ist er nach Ansicht der Army nicht geeignet. (Ascot Elite Home Entertainment)
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When Kate Mara and her dog got to Iraq, I totally thought that they made a re-make of The Hurt Locker, only with a female lead and a dog instead of a pyrotechnic. But they cut it off at the most action-packed moment and the whole story returns back to the USA, which isn’t entirely detrimental. Even then, there was something to watch.
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I was expecting maybe Nicholas Winton to make an appearance at the end. Otherwise, despite the effort and fairly capable direction and dramaturgy, Megan Leavey was a losing war beforehand because the problem is the premise. The very heroine doesn't have that many film-worthy situations or relationships behind her, and she herself isn't particularly interesting. The only theme here is the role of the army dog-handlers and bringing out their abilities. But a simple heroic/biographical method based on one person isn't enough for that, and the film can't do any better.
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A well-presented story about love for a dog. It's not unnecessarily melodramatic, and it doesn't aim to manipulate you needlessly, although you might wonder if it's emotionally exaggerated in places in terms of how the main character behaves. But then you realize that it is possible to love someone other than just another person. Kate Mara is very pleasant here.
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