Unbroken

Angelina Jolie directs and produces Unbroken, an epic drama that follows the incredible life of Olympian and war hero Louis "Louie" Zamperini (Jack O'Connell) who, along with two other crewmen, survived in a raft for 47 days after a near-fatal plane crash in WWII—only to be caught by the Japanese Navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp. Unbroken brings to the big screen Zamperini's unbelievable and inspiring true story about the resilient power of the human spirit. Starring alongside O'Connell are Domhnall Gleeson and Finn Wittrock as Phil and Mac—the airmen with whom Zamperini endured perilous weeks adrift in the open Pacific—Garrett Hedlund and John Magaro as fellow POWs who find an unexpected camaraderie during their internment, Alex Russell as Zamperini's brother, Pete, and in his English-language feature debut, Japanese actor Miyavi as the brutal camp guard known only to the men as "The Bird."

Wow!  This is easily one of the best movies of the year.  I expected it to be well done but it actually exceeded my expectations.  When they were in flight, you felt like you were in the tight confines of the plane.  It just felt so real.  And it continued through the rest of the movie with you feeling like you are with the main character on this brutal and incredible journey.  And there is simply no way that you can't be amazed by the characters strength and fortitude.

I would absolutely recommend people checking this movie out.  It's a lock to make my top ten for the year list.