Good Movie

I once asked a guy who did multiple tours of duty in Iraq, "What's a movie that most authentically tells the story of a soldier in a modern war?" He recommended me this and I can see why. If you know anybody who went into the military you know this is most likely their experience.

Good opening. the rest just fizzles out.

A slow burn that borrows to much from others films and doesn't form it's own identity. Mendes tries to create mood, but bores the audience in the process. A good film at best.

The beginning is outstanding, and at first it's one of the best contemporary war movies: poignant, painful, cynical, and gripping. That promise goes unfulfilled, as the film suffers from the same lack of resolution and substance that the war did for Swofford. It's not a problem that no one fires--it's a problem that what does happen has literally no effect except to underline the central conflict. It's pretty, and the acting is good, but ultimately it fails to transcends mere entertainment.