No, not good

Rating: 6/10 (23 January 2006)

Maybe it's a European thing, but the movie has got way too much credits. It doesn't pay off. It's plain, simple and even gets boring at the end. Gyllenhaal does his acting job good, real good, but it's the story that breaks up the movie. What's the story again? Afraid of losing a girlfriend and not killing any enemies? Going berserk because sand is eating his brain?
No, sorry, this is not how such a movie should have been directed. And if you want to make a movie of this, you should be less focused on Gyllenhaal, but put 'the others' in front instead. For xxx day's we see no difference until he snaps. Oh dear, the boy snaps. But in the end, the one he snaps to, gives him no problem at all. It's to simple.
Sorry, I've seen far better (war)movies compared to this.