Boring movie

Rating: 5/10 (15 June 2006)

The movie wasn't up to my expectations. It wasn't as thought provoking as a war movie should be. It's not an action packed movie so at the very least I was expecting a movie with some interesting psychological insights. There was about 2 thought provoking dialogs in the entire movie.
The marine was not judgemental so the story was more of an observation and never really had any sort of argument. The movie lacked a direction. I didn't learn anything new and after watching it, there was nothing to contemplate.
I was mainly disappointed because I was expecting American Beauty type of movie from Sam Mendes. A movie that makes you really think long after it's over.
To me there's either a lot of action or an interesting story that's worth watching. This movie was neither, it was simply a real life experience from a marine.