Faith of My Fathers

Hats of to Shawn Hatosy for an excellent portrayal of John McCain. Gripping story of a true hero and his unbreakable spirit.

I had seen this movie on tv a while back but wanted to see it again and have the movie for my own. It shows John McCain as a true hero. This movie was not only entertaining but history that all should see as to what our men went through in the Viet Nam War. A movie worth watching more than once and to be handed down in the family.

Though the book provided far more details, the movie was very stirring and moving. It provided greater insight into the life of John McCain (focused mostly on his time in the Hanoi Hilton, of course). An incredible story about an incredible man.

John McCain is a hero, along with all those who served our nation during the Vietnam war. I appreciate the fact that someone wanted to make a movie about the courage and strength of the POWs. There were some interesting and thought provoking scenes to be sure. But I wish there had been more attention to detail since they were dealing with a true story. The casting and directing were good, except for the main role. The actor who portrayed John McCain was not given much to work with.. mainly facial expressions when in pain or worried, and some smart aleck remarks now and then to liven the character up. The biggest problem was that he looked and acted like a kid amongst all the older, strong men in the camp. John McCain was 31 at the time, not 20, and certainly not clueless. If you haven't read the book by the same title you will find the movie inspiring and will greatly admire the men who endured such hardships and returned with honor. This is just one of those cases where it's an excellent movie, but it's quite frustrating if you know the real story (truth is definitely better than fiction here). I really appreciate the intent, but wish they would have followed the book more closely... that would have rated 5 stars plus.

when you cast your prospect of becoming a future presidential candidate, there are lot of things you've got to do one by one:
first, write several books with hired ghost writers to promote yourself to the american public, showing and telling them how brave you were, how you did for your country, how and why and why not we should and should not about this and that, writing a memoir, and giving a chance to transcribe it into a movie. hero or not, you've got to do something before the campaign and the nomination. and you would not give media a wrong impression that you are neither hawk or dove republican, you're right in the middle. you never hurt or mud-sling anybody, a perfect gentleman.
by building up this man-in-the-middle image, even you've been insulted by the other candidate, saying you''ve got mental problem, and your wife got something to do with drugs....you never fought back, you just turn your other cheek to your opponents....well, the possibility of becoming a more likable presidential candidate would be much much larger. just bear in mind, this movie and that book are just like a p.b.s. commercial, never showing it's ultimate target is not your pocket or your wallet but a future ballot. this movie sucks, big time.