I fully expect Ang Lee‘s Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk (TriStar, 11.11), which appears to be a kind of Flags of Our Fathers in the realm of the Iraq War, to be at least interesting if not sturdy in terms of story, thematic resonance and acting chops. But I’m definitely down with the 120 frames-per-second format, which has never been seen in a mainstream feature before. (Peter Jackson‘s high-speed Hobbit film was shot and projected at 48 fps). The only concern or question mark is Joe Alwyn (who?) as Billy Lynn. Costars include Kristen Stewart, Chris Tucker, Garrett Hedlund, Vin Diesel, Steve Martin and Tim Blake Nelson.
