Stop-Loss is like a recall to Hell.

Rating: 8/10 (28 July 2008)

Inspirational. Honest. A freeze-frame focus on loyalty and camaraderie. Brandon King(Ryan Phillippe)returns with whats left of his unit to a homecoming celebration in Brazos, Texas. The hometown hero can't do a damn thing wrong...wrong. Brandon's mother(Linda Emond) is at her heart's content knowing her boy is home for good. Stop-Loss rears its ugly head. SSgt. King is ordered back to Iraq for another tour of duty. His mind battles with the reentry to a normal civilian life on the Texas ranch and the government's demand he and his unit return to a sandy unappreciated war. Brandon goes AWOL and has to wrestle with the thought of life in exile and being forced to forget memories, family and friendships. The situation will test the threads of SSgt. King's very soul and being. This new generation of soldier has troubles with being exalted heroes.
Volatile visions of war-time violence. Powerful, disturbing images of conflict. And expected strong language. STOP-LOSS pushes bounds of emotion. A very strong supporting cast features: Channing Tatum, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Timothy Olyphant, Victor Rasuk and an impressive Abbie Cornish.