Stunned by the news, he goes AWOL and forms a plan to get help from the senator who so recently honoured him. He hits the road for D.C., all the while trying to cope with PTSD and battle flashbacks.
Torn between his fierce patriotism and what he believes to be outright betrayal by the U.S. Army, he doesn't know where to turn or what to do. He is ultimately faced with the harshest of choices: Iraq, or a life in exile.
The film really does delve into what happens to soldiers when they return from tours of duty and are left to integrate back into society without help from the military. Joseph Gordon Levitt portrays the troubled Tommy perfectly he really is one of the industry's most underrated actors as he struggles with losing comrades in the war and turns to drink.
Despite not doing well at the box office the movie was a hit with the critics and remains one of the best Iraq war movies that have been released.
- G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
This summer has seen a change of pace for Levitt as he tackled the big budget blockbuster in the form of G.I. Joe: The Rise of the Cobra.
When a case pf warheads is stolen from a military convoy Duke (Tatum) and Ripcord (Wayans) find themselves thrust into the middle of a secret military unit call The Joes, and they immediately want in.
But when a blast from Duke's past and weapons designer McCullen, who was supposed to be one of the good guys, appear to be involved and release one of the warheads is released in Paris destroying the Eiffel Tower the new team must come together and put personal feelings aside.
Under heavy prosthetics Levitt takes on the role of Rex Lewis / The Doctor, a former mild-mannered U.S. Soldier who was thought to be killed during an operation - instead, he became the insane disfigured MARS head scientist.
The movie was a big box office hit and a sequel looks set to go ahead.
500 Days of Summer is out now.
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