That and Cooper, who gives everything and then some in an astonishing, all-out performance. Cooper put on 40 pounds of muscle to play Kyle, a flag-waving, good ol’ Texas boy who sees evil in the world ...

Clint Eastwood’s 2014 war movie American Sniper is based on the engrossing true story of Chris Kyle, a US Navy SEAL who served four campaigns in the Iraq War. The film is based on Kyle’s own ...