The Messenger - The U.S. Army's employs Casualty Notification officers who knock on doors to announce that a family member has died while in service to their country. There is protocol to be followed, and the script is in stone. In this case, the messengers are played by Woody Harrelson, a career Army man and Ben Foster, just back from an injury in Iraq, and recently assigned to this job for the remainder of his service. The story is gripping, and it's a film to make you think about incredible sadness and what happens on the home front when there is a war. It's about relationships and life and endurance. This is a story of two men and the people whose lives they touch. Monday, September 6, 2010
THE MESSENGER
The Messenger - The U.S. Army's employs Casualty Notification officers who knock on doors to announce that a family member has died while in service to their country. There is protocol to be followed, and the script is in stone. In this case, the messengers are played by Woody Harrelson, a career Army man and Ben Foster, just back from an injury in Iraq, and recently assigned to this job for the remainder of his service. The story is gripping, and it's a film to make you think about incredible sadness and what happens on the home front when there is a war. It's about relationships and life and endurance. This is a story of two men and the people whose lives they touch. 
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