Disappointing

Rating: 1/10 (28 June 2015)

Putting all the politics aside, and disregarding any personal feelings about the Iraq war, I found this film to be lazy, lacking any merit, and ultimately quite boring. The main character is unsympathetically portrayed which I don't think was intentional, and rather one dimensional; there seems to be an underlying assumption that he is deserving of the audience's respect simply because he can shoot a rifle. I found the film overlong and rather 'garbled', and lost interest half way through. I can't understand why it was nominate for an Oscar, other than the standard American self congratulatory response to any aggressive action against other countries.