Is war good or is war bad? Is being a soldier and a killer, synonymous? Is it easy? Is it justified? Is it all fault of a war? Was Iraq war justified in any way?

There are too many questions you may ask after watching American Sniper. But one thing is definite that it's a brilliant movie. It shows effect & trauma of a war on soldiers, through a brilliantly written screenplay and some amazing performances, all towered by Bradley Cooper's performance as the deadliest sniper in American history, Chris Kyle.It shows transformation of a young man into a soldier and into a deadly assassin, dedicatedly defending what he truly believes in. You can feel his enthusiasm, his pain, his trauma and his joys through Bradley's brilliant performance. It may even remind you of The Hurt Locker at times, but comparison is just and positive. American Sniper is not Hurt Locker, but it's strong and good.

At times during the second half, it does get repetitive to some extent. But it catches very fast and gets back to business. The war scenes are taut and well done. Action sequences have a good pace and keep you engaged. The other characters except Kyle seem underdeveloped and you may feel that the complexity of the Iraq war is not truly explained. But this is more of the story of Kyle and what he went through relating it to PTSD that our soldiers suffer through and conditions of veterans. And it does a good job of it.

If you don't like war movies or have string opinions against Iraq wars and others, this may not be a movie for you. If you like soldier and war films, or taut stressed action films, this would be something you will definitely enjoy. And you could also watch this movie for Clint Eastwood's and/or Bradley Cooper.