‘Patriots Day’ Review – CNN
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As much a documentary as a drama, "Patriots Day" is earnest to a fault — a retelling, from multiple angles, of the Boston Marathon bombing, the lives affected by it and the desperate manhunt for the brothers who perpetrated it. The story can't help but be stirring, but director Peter Berg's spare, flag-waving ode to Beantown's beating heart frequently comes across as more dutiful than dramatic.
