I left the theater feeling "exhausted"

Rating: 8/10 (20 February 2002)

This was a good war movie, period. As usual, Tom Sizemore did a good job. And Tommy Lee Jones Jr. (Josh Harnett) did a good job and didn't have to be a "pretty boy" to pull off a convincing roll as a SSGT. I noticed many good things in this movie. The key theme was that "nobody get's left behind". This was proven when that one soldier placed a hand in his bag. Let's face it, this is war! Lots of men died in a very violent way. This movie was true and it wasn't sugar coated. Ridley Scott didn't use too much of his SKIP FRAME PHOTOGRAPHY which was a relief. However, he did use some strange techniques. Like the hand in bag scene. I guess he's trying to come up with some new techniques that will place him in a unique catagory along with Marty S and Stanley K. Oh, I was surprised that Ewan McGregor pulled off such a good act. He is good at changing his accent. There is a scene at the end where an old African Man is carrying a baby and walks RIGHT BY THE CONVOY. I thought for sure that the old man had a bomb inside the baby or a gun hidden behind him, but no. Ridley Scott wanted to keep true to this story as possible. One thing I did wonder is what they ever did to that POW. That guy was really messed up! The Somalian that was interrogating him said it all when he mentioned that war is just a way of life for his people. Make me feel fortunate to even be able to sit here at my desk in front of a computer. We are so much more fortunate here in the US than Somalians. This is a good movie, but be prepared to feel tired when the credits roll.