As in «The Best Years of Our Lives,» the lives of the soldiers» mates are central to the story: Saskia Schumann (Hayley Bennett) is as loyal to her husband as he is to his former platoon - mates, while the late James Doster's wife Amanda (Amy Schumer, in a rare and
effective dramatic turn), stays connected to her friends while struggling to find out exactly what happened to her husband.
Not exact matches
Williams, who only breaks into his spastic brand of humor in one scene, makes one of his better
dramatic turns here and Perry, Hawke, Hansen, Charles, and Smith are all believable and
effective in their respective roles.
The winning states are making
dramatic changes in how they do business — adopting common standards and assessments, building data systems that measure student growth and success, retaining
effective teachers and principals, and
turning around their lowest performing schools.