Realistic

Rating: 8/10 (20 January 2002)

This movie is a factually based, and done in a way of a real life documentary. My friend Tony told me about the book, and its pretty close to the movie. There is a mention(very lightly) about not having heavy armor, from what Tony told me because it would look bad on CNN, and if I remember right this event cost Bill Clinton about 17 points in the polls, he would have lost the election if it was called right away. I don't think CNN will affect foreign policy again, when they called for the US to help out a country, and Bush being ex CIA chief just wanted to convoy some food and get the hell out. This movie shows why. It's not a action movie I would call it more of a war/horror movie. We see what army life is about, how well trained the special forces are, and the confusion, and horror of war. The film is one constant feel of fear. It was accurate, but according to Tony left some of the grimmer parts out. Where the troops got lost because the city has no street names, a lot of women and children died because the war lords used them as shields, and spotters. You really feel bad for the men, and it must have been an eternity for help to arrive.