Unrealistic

Rating: Null/10 (1 November 2011)

I recorded this when it appeared on UK Channel 4. I was looking forward to it because of all the Oscar hype etc etc. I did manage to watch it to the end, but I fast-forwarded a few of the closing scenes.
I'm nothing to do with the military, but it was just so unrealistic. Gung-ho James going "off-piste" and doing stuff no one in their right mind would do. There are systems for doing stuff in the army and you don't survive long by needlessly stepping outside them. Got a robot? Use the robot! - what idiot puts his life on the line for no reason.
And the Iraqis all appeared to be stupid or weird for reasons I couldn't fathom.
Sorry, this was poor stuff. Read some of the low score reviews from serving soldiers here and on metacritic, they'll tell you it like it is.