Just like I remembered...

Rating: Null/10 (3 February 2002)

This movie portrays a thin slice of reality most people will never know. I was in Somalia with the US Marine Expeditionary Unit before the UN took over and the new administration blew the political gains we made when I was there.
Some will cry racism and others will claim superiority complex - me, I just say, you weren't there so you don't know.
In this movie, you will see just what the fighting enlisted man must face when his country calls on him. We don't get to pick our fights based on the political correctness of the situation - war doesn't work that way. When we get dropped into a situation, we know we could buy the farm and it could be because something went wrong on our own side.
This movie is not for you to learn something about what the US was trying to do in Somalia. It is not for you to learn the intricate details of each person's life that was in this fight. What the movie will do is show individual determination to survive one more day and make sure your buddy does too. If not, we will at least bring you home to those who loved you. That's what I wanted.
It's not pretty, it's real. It doesn't show Somalia at it's best - they aren't doing such a great job of that themselves right now either.
Go see this and learn something about yourself. If you want to make some stupid political statement about it later - keep it to yourself.
I was there - where were you?