Chris Kyle was a killing machine (to borrow the cliche). He served four tours in Iraq, fighting in many of the most hellacious battles of the war.
Kyle's mission was simple. He and his sniper rifle (apparently a Winchester 700 hunting rifle) would lie on a roof top, overlooking Marines who were searching for the enemy on the streets below. He was brutally effective, and credited with about 160 confirmed kills (Kyle claimed it was far more).
Kyle (Bradley Cooper) was an efficient Navy Seal sniper, but in between his tours, he had difficulty re-adjusting to civilian life, according to the film. His long-suffering wife (the film implies), Taya (Sienna Miller) doesn't want him to go back to Iraq time and time again, arguing that he needs to be more than a fighter, but a husband and father. Taya is afraid that Kyle is more interested in war than home, but he explains that it's his need to protect 'his' Marines that draws him back.
The film displays many exiting battle scenes, that really give a flavor of the violence, bloodshed, and chaos of modern warfare. Director Clint Eastwood has crafted a fine film, neatly balancing combat footage (most of the film) with Kyle trying to decompress after the rush of battle.
Altogether, and great film, and one to add to the greatest war films of all time.
Rated R for violence and language
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