Taking Chance

Taking Chance is a 2009 historical drama film based upon the experiences of Marine Lt. Col. Michael Strobl , who escorts the body of a fallen Marine, PFC Chance Phelps , back to his hometown from the Iraq War. The film was selected for showing at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and premiered on HBO on February 21, 2009. Taking Chance received generally favorable reviews, and currently holds a 76/100 rating on Metacritic.. One review from The Baltimore Sun, said that it " is one of the most eloquent and socially conscious films the premium cable channel has ever presented," and USA Today, said... "A small, almost perfectly realized gem of a movie, Taking Chance is also precisely the kind of movie that TV should be making." On the other end is Slant Magazine, saying "Instead of well-drawn characters or real human drama, we are presented with a military procedural on burial traditions. The film desperately wants the viewer to shed tears for its fallen hero without giving a single dramatic reason to do so." The film was the most-watched HBO original in five years, with over two million viewers on the opening night, and more than 5.
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