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In 'Last Flag Flying,' The Horror of War Is Brought Home — Literally

In this Richard Linklater dramedy, three Vietnam War veterans "embark on an endlessly digressive road trip at once uproarious and rife with detours of the soul."
Sal (Bryan Cranston), Doc (Steve Carrell) and Richard (Laurence Fishburne) pay their respects in <em>Last Flag Flying</em>.

Having cut an audacious path through any number of film genres, from to the animated , the wonderfully gabby / trio, all the way to his acclaimed , Richard Linklater lands another smart one with . Though it won't rank among his best, this antic, heartfelt dramedy about the many wounds of war handily shows off the director's abiding delight in illuminating character through banter; it

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