Unfortunately, somewhat of a disappointment.

Rating: 6/10 (25 January 2010)

THL is a good movie, make no mistake about that. It's just not a great movie. Perhaps I was just expecting more, since so many people have talked excitedly about the accuracy of the movie. (Check the forums if you want to learn more about this.) Overall, while I enjoyed the storyline and got the point of the movie, the lack of realism in the movie spoiled it quite a bit.
Now, I'm not talking about whether or not chevrons, patches and insignia were shown properly on the uniforms. I'm talking about the lack of security when the EOD team goes out on a mission, the stupid things they do, how they end up in completely unrealistic situations and (quite frankly) the bogus explosions that are used too often. These are NOT trivial problems, as the director and writer use them to emphasize the loneliness of the EOD techs and the rush they get. To me it's a cheap way to show something that could have been shown more accurately and , therefore, more realistically. I mean, I've never been in the military, but even I know that you don't send a three-man EOD out by themselves to wander around, or hold your squad in one place without any perimeter security.
This exceeds the usual degree of make-believe in movies (e.g., having all the sprinkler heads in a building go off if you activate a single one)and reaches the level of bad cop shows, where investigators NEVER call for back-up or take uniformed officers along with them in dangerous situations.
In short, definitely worth a look, but not award-worthy.