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Though the film has mostly garnered approval among critics, many Boston-based publications criticized it for glamorizing the events it was based upon, and for the film's focus on Wahlberg's fictional character.
In Patriots Day (2016) they use real security cam footage from the Boston Marathon Bombing showing actual footage of the bombers and the explosions. It's a pretty realistic look of how fusion centers and terrorist investigations work too.
Mark Wahlberg's nephew, Brandon, is in the scene of the boys playing the video games. The Military Police in the movie are real-life MPs from the Massachusetts National Guard. Some of them had responded in the week following the attack.
Tommy Saunders, portrayed by Mark Wahlberg. Although several real-life individuals are depicted in the film, star Mark Wahlberg plays a fictional character named Sgt. Tommy Saunders, who's a composite of three Boston police officers who worked the Boston Marathon and aided in the manhunt that followed.
“Patriots Day” recounts the 2013 Boston marathon bombing and subsequent manhunt. Although the film is not a documentary, it aims to stay very true to the real events. For director Peter Berg, it's his third film based on a story ripped from the headlines.
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