We are still in the desert.

Rating: 9/10 (13 June 2011)

I am not a professional. I watch movies, and share my thoughts about it. I know, I am too young to watch R's, but, so what, in my country (Holland) it's 12+. I had already seen this film at the age of 8. It scared me, and I never wanted to see it again. Until yesterday. I watched the film, and it was such a good story. No heroistic stunts. No Medal of Honors. Just an excellent story, of a soldier, who didn't have the war he had expected. It has been 3 years since The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas made me cry, but this one came really close. The body of Troy was sad, but especially the song, plus the last lines, were really, really beautiful. And I don't know why, but this film really won a place in my heart. Factual (mostly) correct. Good acting work by Gyllenhaal. Almost flawless. Just a underrated movie, I would place it in my top 10. Goosebumps. A 9 out of 10.