Patriots Day

— Mark Wahlberg has a knack for picking sentimental, patriotic, action films and doing a good job with them. This one, focusing on events of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing follows that pattern, focusing on a few stories as the events unfold with Wahlberg’s character tying it all together. This one was good, although maybe a little long and not quite as good as either “Deepwater Horion” or “Lone Survivor.” [DVD]

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[2016. 133 min. Directed by Peter Berg. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Monagham, Kevin Bacon, J.K. Simmons, and John Goodman.]
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/feb/23/patriots-day-review-boston-marathon-bombings-mark-wahlberg