An Act of War

This movie did absolutely nothing for me. The male lead is uninteresting and you never really like or care about him.

Jacob, a veteran of the military has been released from duty and now faces the world he sought to protect. Unaware that he suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder from his capture and torture from enemy forces.

I got a chance to see this film at a private screening last year in Times Square... All I can say is, make sure you witness this movie and most importantly watch it with the lights off and until the end....

I base movies on if I will remember it down the road or in a future conversation with friends. The Projectionist was and will certainly be a movie that I will remember and talk about for a long long time to come because of the uniqueness of the story characters and plot line.

Jacob is a lonely, insomniac and mentally unstable veteran of the military, who suffers with Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder. His adaption to the every day world is an isolated and guarded nightmare from which he cannot escape nor seek repress.

I am a Vietnam combat veteran who has had PTSD (never did go see a doc or shrink and I'm already 67 so missed out on that)and had some quite violent confrontations for the first 8 years after I got out. The difference between my situation and this contrived load of BS is that in my case I refused to "knuckle under" to thugs that I would see either beating on a loved one, ripping someone off of their personal items when I was close enough to do something about it or threatening others with violence.

Today is my 45th wedding anniversary, except my wife died February 12 of last year. Dealing with her death after the first year left me facing the black hole I have ignored for 52 years - Panel 01E, Line 79, the Wall.

This film will have you on the edge of your seat the whole time. The cinematography and all encompassing plot is truly a work of art.

I wasn't really sure what I was getting into when I sat down to watch this film. Sure I have had friends who have gone off and served our country but I never realized how much something like that could psychologically change you.