THE Iraq War Movie

Rating: Null/10 (23 October 2011)

There is still argument over whether Platoon, Full Metal Jacket or Apocalypse Now is the quintessential Vietnam movie, but unless someone comes along and makes a complete masterpiece, this will be remembered as THE Iraq War movie. This is the kind of movie that you watch and then have to take 10 or 20 minutes to calm yourself down to return to your normal life. It brought out suspense and tension that surpasses Alien. While a lot of war movies just take their characters and plot lines off of a shelf, the characters in this movie have real originality and humanity, and the plot is something you have probably never seen before. Don't go into this movie expecting it to give you some massive insight into the rights and wrongs of the Iraq war. Go into it expecting it to give you a window into the way it affects the people who fight it. I personally thought the side plot involving the psychologist was forced and unnecessary, but that is really a minor complaint about this masterpiece.