I may be on the otherside of the planet but Bradley Cooper can still get a head shot on me.

Rating: 7/10 (15 January 2015)

This film was surrounded by hype and the word "Oscar" has been thrown at it a lot, however it lacked something. At times it tried to be a classic Iraqi war film with houses and cars blowing up left, right and centre. In others it was slow and showed the impact of war on the soldiers and families. If one theme had simply been explored then the film probably could have blown us all away however it felt as if it tried be everything. Tried too hard to cater to the masses. That's not always a problem but can leave you wanting more. Wanting to know more about other characters. Wanting to know more about the relationships that have been built.
The film was enjoyable throughout but maybe I've just seen one too many war films that this one didn't quite capture me as much as I was hoping.