Three acts

Rating: 5/10 (26 July 2019)

Act 1: the youth of Desmond, sketches of his upbringing, the abusive tormented dad. Fine fine fine. Then the romance, cheesified into a cake. Fine fine.
Act 2: the military training. Been there, done that (not personally, movie-wise). Punishments, badgering, nicknames...
And then quickly to Act 3: the battle scenes. What everyone was waiting for, right? Vince Vaughn wielding whatever weapon looked quite unbelievable.
But that's not my point really. My point is: this could have been really good if not so much *pathos*.
As for the real-life character: kudos for all that bravery and commitment. Wish more people would be so consequent and standfast.
But that is it: belief in self. "Lord, let me get another one" is a challenge to one self's engagement and perseverance. I got lost on the Bible thing. The Bible is just a made up book. There is no Lord. That story is way too old to still survive. We've adjusted our calendars even to a fictional character.
Your own true friend and accomplice is yourself. And that's very powerful. But other than that, there is no one looking out for you up there, friend.