A Gutless Movie About Courage

Rating: 6/10 (5 April 2008)

Stop Loss went through at least 60 rewrites by different people; and it shows.
All the political rough edges were removed so that what remains is a movie that tries so hard to come down on both sides of the issues that it fails as a story.
The trailer was fantastic; if only the actual movie had lived up to that promise.
The very real "Stop Loss" policy is indeed absolutely insane and destructive.....the movie makes that case clearly enough, and that's why it gets a six.
If you need to be convinced that the policy is an atrocity; then do go see the movie asap........Otherwise; save your money.