Dec 1, 2016 · ‘Man Down’ 2 stars. Director: Dito Montiel. Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Kate Mara, Gary Oldman. Rating: R for some disturbing violence, and language throughout.

Sep 8, 2015 · An over-earnest Shia LaBeouf stars in this fragmented melodramatic portrait of a Marine with PTSD, using shards of an ambiguously war-torn American future to illustrate the character's mindset.

Dec 1, 2016 · Much like “A Beautiful Mind” debased schizophrenia by representing it as a fun spy thriller, Montiel’s film turns PTSD into a “Call of Duty” cartoon, repeatedly shooting itself in the foot with...

Dec 2, 2016 · The haphazard, choppy editing of “Man Down” is designed in such a way to replicate the confusion and twisted reality associated with PTSD, but its effect is opposite in that it feels entirely like cheap, manipulative devices instead of …

Encased within depictions of rigorous military training and a post-apocalyptic atmosphere that could utilize such training, Man Down sets its sights on illustrating the mental demands of combat upon young soldiers, cautiously and methodically approaching a …

Dec 2, 2016 · Man Down is a sloppy, manipulative take on veterans with PTSD. Shia LeBeouf is wasted on a script that undercuts its own aims.

Man Down is a 2015 American war thriller drama film directed by Dito Montiel, written by Adam G. Simon, and starring Shia LaBeouf, Jai Courtney, Gary Oldman, Kate Mara, and Clifton Collins Jr. The film follows a Marine who returns from Afghanistan to find his hometown devastated, and his wife and son missing.

Mar 11, 2017 · "Man Down" gave a very vivid and believable perspective of what someone with severe PTSD may experience. I hope more see this film and get a better idea of the help our veterans desparately need.

Man Down: Directed by Dito Montiel. With Shia LaBeouf, Jai Courtney, Gary Oldman, Kate Mara. In a post-apocalyptic America, former U.S. Marine Gabriel Drummer searches desperately for the whereabouts of his son, accompanied by his best friend and a survivor.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is the focus of both films, but the reality of the three soldiers in King's film simply packs a bigger emotional punch than the fictionalized version of one soldier in this latest from director Dito Montiel.