Killing Season

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Good movie with very good performance by Robert De Niro and diabolical and wicked appearance by John Travolta. Filmed on beautiful locations in Tallulah Gorge State Park and Black Rock Mountain State Park. The movie borrows ideas from "Deer Hunter" (1978) and "Deliverance" (1972), even from the western "Run of the Arrow" (1957). Basically, it's an anti-war movie, with interesting psychological study of impact of war on warriors involved in a combat, here shown from a prospective of two enemies who continue their personal war, long after it ended. The project was originally set in the 1970s and titled Shrapnel. It was later decided to be put in a modern warfare, the one in Bosnia. So, the movie brings universal message which could be applied to any war and war veterans. Do not be fooled about all the negative comments here, because those come from people who do not want to understand the message of the movie. Most of those comments are really hilarious, claiming that the movie is not historically accurate, trying to explain the war in Bosnia from their prospective, forgetting the fact that the film makers never claimed it has been based on a true story, and in fact it is not.

Three times I dissolved with pain into the characters on-screen. And there is where Steven Johnson scores brownie points. I loved watching Robert De Niro & John Travolta as they pull off their bumptious characters with ease, not to mention the latter's accent. Talking about the Bosnian-Serbian war (of which this is the first movie I watched; don't know if there ARE any movies made on), the revenge factor is taken to a new level. The ire the characters have is justified, but every time the plot stretches to reach their so-called karmic summit, it turns you off. But the next sequence is both predictable & stunning, forcing me to rate a humble 5.9. Music is fine, so is the cinematography. A joke in the script which one of the lead characters doesn't understand, truly sparks the message of this action film based on post-war depression & desolation. Respite from implications, it causes bewilderment. Atheists may love this movie, but driven by a Johnny Cash single, Killing Season is, if not highly, recommended. The action sequences are very well carved into the locations. Humor sustains in the first half while the second half comes pouring down. It spills its guts. BOTTOM LINE: A very watchable movie. And if you don't wanna miss the pair on-screen for the first time and a pretty commendable action film, go for it. Can be watched with a typical Indian family? YES Profanity: Strong | Nudity/Foreplay: No | Sex: Implied; No Visuals | Violence/Gore: Infinity | Smoking: No | Alcohol: Strong | Porn: No | Drugs: No

These actors portrayed the men that the script was written for. De Niro acted like a man who lives in the woods alone and likes country music and as far as Travoltas accent sounds like a man who has tried to speak English as a Serbian the best he can. The guy probably didn't have a great education and that's how he is supposed to sound. Movies aren't supposed to be an adrenaline rush all the time. Its a story about something that could have actually happened. People aren't perfect maybe the things that they did were on purpose. Use your brain! My husband served in the military and served with men from Bosnia and that's how they sound. Its a good movie. Not every story has to end in someone dying.