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* CriticalDissonance: The film received a 23% fresh rating on Website/RottenTomatoes but a B- rating from viewers on UsefulNotes/CinemaScore.
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** Similarly, the casting of [[TomHanksSyndrome numerous comedic actors in dramatic roles]]. Was it an interesting choice that [[SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct demonstrated their range]], or pure WTHCastingAgency that led to moments of {{Narm}}?
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** Similarly, the casting of [[TomHanksSyndrome numerous comedic actors in dramatic roles]]. Was it an interesting choice that [[SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct demonstrated their range]], or pure WTHCastingAgency QuestionableCasting that led to moments of {{Narm}}?
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Are Spencer and Alek’s mothers fighting against [[SuckySchool a repressive school system]], or are they [[TheFundamentalist simple-minded fundamentalists]] who refuse to medicate their children and [[PushoverParents make excuses for their bad behavior]]?
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Are Spencer and Alek’s mothers fighting against [[SuckySchool a repressive school system]], or are they [[TheFundamentalist simple-minded fundamentalists]] who refuse to medicate their children and [[PushoverParents make excuses for their bad behavior]]?
* QuestionableCasting: A large number of the cast are more known as comedic actors, like Creator/JudyGreer, [[Series/TheOfficeUs Jenna Fischer]] and [[Series/FamilyMatters Jaleel White]]. Whether or not this was an ''[[Administrivia/TropesAreTools effective]]'' use of the trope is [[BrokenBase hotly debated]].
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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: The film itself remains rather mum on El-Khazzani’s motives for his attack (it was heavily suspected to be [[TheFundamentalist radical Islam]]) and portrays [[{{Eagleland}} America in a positive, if somewhat cynical, light]]. Despite this, some viewers thought the film was portraying an American imperialist agenda and demonizing the whole of the Islamic religion.
* WTHCastingAgency: A large number of the cast are more known as comedic actors, like Creator/JudyGreer, [[Series/TheOfficeUs Jenna Fischer]] and [[Series/FamilyMatters Jaleel White]]. Whether or not this was an ''[[Administrivia/TropesAreTools effective]]'' use of the trope is [[BrokenBase hotly debated]].
* WTHCastingAgency: A large number of the cast are more known as comedic actors, like Creator/JudyGreer, [[Series/TheOfficeUs Jenna Fischer]] and [[Series/FamilyMatters Jaleel White]]. Whether or not this was an ''[[Administrivia/TropesAreTools effective]]'' use of the trope is [[BrokenBase hotly debated]].
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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: The film itself remains rather mum on El-Khazzani’s motives for his attack (it was heavily suspected to be [[TheFundamentalist radical Islam]]) and portrays [[{{Eagleland}} America in a positive, if somewhat cynical, light]]. Despite this, some viewers thought the film was portraying an American imperialist agenda and demonizing the whole of the Islamic religion. \n* WTHCastingAgency: A large number of the cast are more known as comedic actors, like Creator/JudyGreer, [[Series/TheOfficeUs Jenna Fischer]] and [[Series/FamilyMatters Jaleel White]]. Whether or not this was an ''[[Administrivia/TropesAreTools effective]]'' use of the trope is [[BrokenBase hotly debated]].
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* StrawmanHasAPoint: The teacher who tells Spencer and Alek’s mothers about their classroom problems is treated as an uncaring bureaucrat that’s more interested in [[GovernmentDrugEnforcement pushing drugs]] than the children’s welfare. But given the two kids’ behavioral issues at another school and with their own parents, it’s hard to argue that she had a point about the kids needing some kind of help.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Spencer and Alek’s mothers are portrayed as proper Christian women fighting against [[SuckySchool an overbearing school system]], but refusing to medicate their children’s [[AmbiguousDisorder (possible)]] behavioral disorders and excusing their behavior can make them seem like just terrible parents.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Spencer and Alek’s mothers are portrayed as proper Christian women fighting against [[SuckySchool an overbearing school system]], but refusing to medicate their children’s [[AmbiguousDisorder (possible)]] behavioral disorders and excusing their behavior can make them seem like just terrible parents.
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* StrawmanHasAPoint: The teacher who tells Spencer and Alek’s mothers about their classroom problems is treated as an uncaring bureaucrat that’s who is more interested in [[GovernmentDrugEnforcement pushing drugs]] than the children’s children's welfare. But given the two kids’ behavioral issues at another school and with their own parents, it’s hard to argue that she had a point about the kids needing some kind of help.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Spencer and Alek’s mothers are portrayed as proper Christian women fighting against [[SuckySchool an overbearing school system]], but refusing to medicate their children’s[[AmbiguousDisorder (possible)]] [[DiagnosedByTheAudience (possible) behavioral disorders disorders]] and excusing their behavior can make them seem like just terrible parents.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Spencer and Alek’s mothers are portrayed as proper Christian women fighting against [[SuckySchool an overbearing school system]], but refusing to medicate their children’s
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* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Are Spencer and Alek’s mothers fighting against [[SuckySchool a repressive school system]], or are they [[TheFundamentalist simple-minded fundamentalists]] who refuse to medicate their children and [[PushoverParents make excuses for their bad behavior]]?
* AudienceAlienatingPremise: Doing a film about a recent terrorist attack…but with [[AutobiographicalRole the actual heroes playing themselves]] instead of professional actors. Needless to say, this unconventional method [[BrokenBase split many opinions]].
* BrokenBase:
** The casting of the real-life Spencer Stone, Alek Skarlatos and Anthony Sadler. Some people thought it gave an air of authenticity to the film and was an interesting artistic choice, while others thought it was simply StuntCasting and that professional actors would’ve done a better job.
** Similarly, the casting of [[TomHanksSyndrome numerous comedic actors in dramatic roles]]. Was it an interesting choice that [[SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct demonstrated their range]], or pure WTHCastingAgency that led to moments of {{Narm}}?
* CatharsisFactor: Seeing El-Khazzani be taken down can be quite satisfying.
* CriticalDissonance: The film received a 23% fresh rating on Website/RottenTomatoes but a B- rating from viewers on UsefulNotes/CinemaScore.
* DancingBear: The film’s biggest draw was that the real-life fighters of the terrorist were [[AsHimself playing themselves]].
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Oddly enough, the terrorist Ayoub El-Khazzani. Despite being [[SmallRoleBigImpact in only 15 minutes]] of the movie and [[TheVoiceless not speaking]], many critics found Ray Corasani’s performance to be wonderfully creepy and intense.
* {{Narm}}: After Spencer’s teacher claims that single mothers tend to have children with behavioral problems, she retorts “My God is bigger than your statistics.” It’s already borderline {{Narm}} by itself, but Judy Greer’s [[LargeHam delivery]] elevates it to this.
* NarmCharm: It’s pretty obvious that Spencer, Alek and Anthony [[NonActorVehicle aren’t professional actors]], but there is a certain charm in seeing them play themselves and reenact their heroic act.
* OlderThanTheyThink: This wasn’t the first time a military hero [[AsHimself played themselves]] in a movie about their life. That practice goes as far back as TheFifties, with Creator/AudieMurphy playing himself in ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Hell_and_Back_(film) To Hell and Back]]''.
* OneSceneWonder: The German guide who quickly refutes Spencer and Alek’s beliefs that [[AmericaWonWorldWarII the Americans got to Adolf Hitler first]].
* SoOkayItsAverage: While many thought the film was well-intentioned and ambitious in [[AutobiographicalRole casting real-life people as themselves]], there’s not much [[ExcusePlot to chew on narratively]] and the film as a whole feels rather by-the-numbers.
* StrawmanHasAPoint: The teacher who tells Spencer and Alek’s mothers about their classroom problems is treated as an uncaring bureaucrat that’s more interested in [[GovernmentDrugEnforcement pushing drugs]] than the children’s welfare. But given the two kids’ behavioral issues at another school and with their own parents, it’s hard to argue that she had a point about the kids needing some kind of help.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Spencer and Alek’s mothers are portrayed as proper Christian women fighting against [[SuckySchool an overbearing school system]], but refusing to medicate their children’s [[AmbiguousDisorder (possible)]] behavioral disorders and excusing their behavior can make them seem like just terrible parents.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: The film itself remains rather mum on El-Khazzani’s motives for his attack (it was heavily suspected to be [[TheFundamentalist radical Islam]]) and portrays [[{{Eagleland}} America in a positive, if somewhat cynical, light]]. Despite this, some viewers thought the film was portraying an American imperialist agenda and demonizing the whole of the Islamic religion.
* WTHCastingAgency: A large number of the cast are more known as comedic actors, like Creator/JudyGreer, [[Series/TheOfficeUs Jenna Fischer]] and [[Series/FamilyMatters Jaleel White]]. Whether or not this was an ''[[Administrivia/TropesAreTools effective]]'' use of the trope is [[BrokenBase hotly debated]].
* AudienceAlienatingPremise: Doing a film about a recent terrorist attack…but with [[AutobiographicalRole the actual heroes playing themselves]] instead of professional actors. Needless to say, this unconventional method [[BrokenBase split many opinions]].
* BrokenBase:
** The casting of the real-life Spencer Stone, Alek Skarlatos and Anthony Sadler. Some people thought it gave an air of authenticity to the film and was an interesting artistic choice, while others thought it was simply StuntCasting and that professional actors would’ve done a better job.
** Similarly, the casting of [[TomHanksSyndrome numerous comedic actors in dramatic roles]]. Was it an interesting choice that [[SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct demonstrated their range]], or pure WTHCastingAgency that led to moments of {{Narm}}?
* CatharsisFactor: Seeing El-Khazzani be taken down can be quite satisfying.
* CriticalDissonance: The film received a 23% fresh rating on Website/RottenTomatoes but a B- rating from viewers on UsefulNotes/CinemaScore.
* DancingBear: The film’s biggest draw was that the real-life fighters of the terrorist were [[AsHimself playing themselves]].
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Oddly enough, the terrorist Ayoub El-Khazzani. Despite being [[SmallRoleBigImpact in only 15 minutes]] of the movie and [[TheVoiceless not speaking]], many critics found Ray Corasani’s performance to be wonderfully creepy and intense.
* {{Narm}}: After Spencer’s teacher claims that single mothers tend to have children with behavioral problems, she retorts “My God is bigger than your statistics.” It’s already borderline {{Narm}} by itself, but Judy Greer’s [[LargeHam delivery]] elevates it to this.
* NarmCharm: It’s pretty obvious that Spencer, Alek and Anthony [[NonActorVehicle aren’t professional actors]], but there is a certain charm in seeing them play themselves and reenact their heroic act.
* OlderThanTheyThink: This wasn’t the first time a military hero [[AsHimself played themselves]] in a movie about their life. That practice goes as far back as TheFifties, with Creator/AudieMurphy playing himself in ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Hell_and_Back_(film) To Hell and Back]]''.
* OneSceneWonder: The German guide who quickly refutes Spencer and Alek’s beliefs that [[AmericaWonWorldWarII the Americans got to Adolf Hitler first]].
* SoOkayItsAverage: While many thought the film was well-intentioned and ambitious in [[AutobiographicalRole casting real-life people as themselves]], there’s not much [[ExcusePlot to chew on narratively]] and the film as a whole feels rather by-the-numbers.
* StrawmanHasAPoint: The teacher who tells Spencer and Alek’s mothers about their classroom problems is treated as an uncaring bureaucrat that’s more interested in [[GovernmentDrugEnforcement pushing drugs]] than the children’s welfare. But given the two kids’ behavioral issues at another school and with their own parents, it’s hard to argue that she had a point about the kids needing some kind of help.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Spencer and Alek’s mothers are portrayed as proper Christian women fighting against [[SuckySchool an overbearing school system]], but refusing to medicate their children’s [[AmbiguousDisorder (possible)]] behavioral disorders and excusing their behavior can make them seem like just terrible parents.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: The film itself remains rather mum on El-Khazzani’s motives for his attack (it was heavily suspected to be [[TheFundamentalist radical Islam]]) and portrays [[{{Eagleland}} America in a positive, if somewhat cynical, light]]. Despite this, some viewers thought the film was portraying an American imperialist agenda and demonizing the whole of the Islamic religion.
* WTHCastingAgency: A large number of the cast are more known as comedic actors, like Creator/JudyGreer, [[Series/TheOfficeUs Jenna Fischer]] and [[Series/FamilyMatters Jaleel White]]. Whether or not this was an ''[[Administrivia/TropesAreTools effective]]'' use of the trope is [[BrokenBase hotly debated]].
