Don't let other peoples opinions stop you from watching this.

Rating: 9/10 (22 October 2011)

I'm gonna keep this short and sweet. I am often one for being irritated by inaccuracies and inconsistencies in films and television. Yes this film wasn't 100% viable or accurate to military protocol and yes there wasn't a big exciting Hollywood storyline, or whatever people are slating it for. But I think a lot of people are forgetting that fundamentally it is a film. It made me feel very tense, excited, empathetic, saddened and angry. Very rarely does a film make me feel such a wide variety of strong emotions. All of my (opposing) political views were put to one side and I felt a genuine, human connection with the characters. I find this film reminiscent of Jarhead but different enough to stand on it's own merits. As I said in the title of this review, don't let other peoples opinions stop you from watching this. Pull out your favourite chair, get some munch, a nice big drink, some smokes, turn off your phone and get fully immersed. I'm glad I didn't read any reviews on it first.