Stronger (2017)

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Jeff Bauman	Jake Gyllenhaal	½
Erin Hurley	Tatiana Maslany
Patty Bauman	Miranda Richardson	½
Sully	Richard Lane Jr.
Jeff Bauman Sr.	Clancy Brown
Gail Hurley, Erin's sister	Frankie Shaw
Larry	Jimmy LeBlanc
Carlos Arredondo	Carlos Sanz

Review

Jake Gyllenhaal plays Jeff Bauman, a young Bostoner who loses his legs as a result of the Boston Marathon bombings. And this film, based on Bauman's memoir, tells the story of his mental and physical recuperation. It is a bitter-sweet movie that aims for an emotional sucker-punch and ultimately connects quite well, much thanks to brilliant performances from Gyllenhaal, Tatiana Maslany as his girlfriend, and a wonderful Miranda Richardson as his mother. They ensure that the film works well as a character study, even if director David Gordon Green's angles on the macro level may leave you with a vapid aftertaste of the Star-Spangled Banner in your mouth.